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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Periyar, the hero of Vaikom A decision without forethought On his death anniversary, remembering a leader who gave new life to a sagging movement The government’s decision to implement the CAA has thrown the Northeast into turmoil and shaken investor confi dence personality who came to Vaikom met with Periyar. This included Swami such a decision would aff ect the economic Shraddhananda of the Arya Samaj. development of the Northeast. Rajaji met Periyar in prison before Second, in case Japan has a rethink on proceeding to Vaikom. Gandhi too these development projects , will it do so consulted him during his visit. Peri keeping in mind only the Northeast or the Pazha. Athiyaman yar had received Gandhi at Erode rest of India too? JICA is involved in various (March 8, 1925) on his way to Vaikom, Jaiveer Shergill bigticket infrastructure projects in Hima joining him later at Varkala on March chal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Odisha, To people in Kerala, Vaikom is asso 12. The police superintendent re etc. Third, the volatility of the Northeast can ciated with the name of the great Ma cords that Periyar was present in the Every cause has an eff ect and that is why ev possibly be a setback to the collaborative ef layalam writer, Muhammad Basheer. small closed door meeting of Gandhi ery government decision must be preceded forts between India and Japan in providing The historically minded would asso with Sree Narayana Guru. Periyar re by careful thought about its potential reper an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initia ciate it with an important satyagraha called on many occasions that Gand cussions. The Citizenship Amendment Act tive. Fourth, besides being a development during the freedom struggle. In Ta hi had consulted him before his all (CAA) of 2019 has had huge consequences on partner, Japan is also a member of the Quad, mil Nadu, it conjures up the bearded important meeting with Maharani both the domestic and foreign policy front. which came into existence to counter Chi fi gure of Periyar E.V. Ramasamy Regent. It should be added that his In India, widespread protests that began in nese economic prowess and unlock India’s (September 17, 1879December 24, “Periyar was in the forefront of every aspect of the Vaikom struggle.” A view of wife Nagammal and his sister S.R. the Northeast are now raging across the potential in the IndoPacifi c. Last and most
1973). Vaikom is a metaphor for so the Vaikom MahadevaTemple. * VIPIN CHANDRAN Kannammal were with him for much country. On the international front, soon af importantly, when Kashmir is already vola cial justice — when scores of satya of the agitation, apart from off ering ter the protests broke out, two Bangladesh tile, can India aff ord to open another frontier grahis from the Tamil country joined To mobilise support, he visited villag Erode much to the chagrin of the dis satyagraha themselves. ministers cancelled their visit to India, the Ja of vulnerability in the Northeast? hands with their brethren in a heroic es in and around Vaikom and deli trict magistrate who chided the pol When, following an agreement panese Prime Minister postponed his visit to Clearly, the government did not take va struggle. vered public speeches in several ice superintendent for this. As Peri between Gandhi and the police, the the country and the annual IndiaJapan sum rious stakeholders into confi dence while tak Vaikom was then in the princely towns. His campaign tour stretched yar showed no sign of slackening, he prohibition order against Periyar mit was cancelled. From the perspective of ing this decision. The proof of messy diplo state of Travancore. The four streets to Thiruvananthapuram and even was arrested 27 days later, on July 18. which had been in place for over a India’s ambitious development plans and matic pudding is in the eating as the UN has surrounding the temple of the pre further to Nagercoil. This time he was sentenced to four year was withdrawn, Gandhi wrote strategic diplomacy, the question that arises described the CAA as “fundamentally dis siding deity, Lord Mahadeva, were When the Kerala leaders asked for months of rigorous imprisonment in Young India (April 23, 1925): “The is whether the Central government factored criminatory”. The U.S., the U.K., Canada and out of bounds for Ezhavas and other Gandhi’s permission to make the sa and lodged in Thiruvananthapuram reader will be glad to learn that the in the ramifi cations of the CAA on India’s Act others have issued travel advisories to those castes counted as ritually lower. In tyagraha an allIndia aff air, Gandhi central jail. While fellow satyagrahis Travancore Government have... East Policy and its potential side eff ects on visiting the Northeast. Why did the govern 1924, a satyagraha was launched refused saying that volunteers from were treated as political prisoners, withdrawn the prohibition order the country’s relationship with foreign stake ment not utilise diplomatic channels to put against this injustice by T.K. Madha Tamil Nadu would keep it alive. The Periyar was denied this status. Rajaji against Sjt. Ramaswamy Naicker...” holders heavily invested in the Northeast. forth its views before the stakeholders in the van. It lasted for 18 months. In the in Mahatma was not wrong. As the Brit wrote in a letter to The Hindu that The satyagraha ended in partial international community? Had it done this, it itial stages, K.P. Kesava Menon and ish Resident said in his report to the Periyar was condemned to “rigorous victory in November 1925: three out Repercussions on various fronts could have avoided the embarrassment it is George Joseph led the struggle. Oth government of Madras: “In fact, the imprisonment and irons and jail of four streets were thrown open. Ne Apart from being the unique region that facing today. It is high time that decision er prominent fi gures included Kurur movement would have collapsed clothing and to deprive him of all so vertheless, it was an important step. links India with ASEAN nations, the North makers of the BJP learnt the basic diff erence Neelakanthan Namboodiri and Man long ago but for the support it has re ciety to which other satyagraha pri Final victory came 11 years later with east is also the springboard for India’s en between raw muscularity and successful di nathu Padmanabhan. Towards the ceived from outside Travancore...” soners were rightly deemed entitled the Travancore Temple Entry Procla gagement with Southeast Asia. This is pre plomacy before taking such measures. end, M.K. Gandhi reached Vaikom Historian T.K. Ravindran observes is totally unjustifi able”. Infuriated by mation of 1936. By that time not only cisely why New Delhi roped in Tokyo to fulfi ll and gave it the fi nishing fl ourish. that Periyar’s arrival gave “a new life this discriminatory treatment, fellow had Periyar become a bitter critic of its ambitious plan of expanding its global Viewed with suspicion to the movement”. prisoner Kesava Menon wrote to the Gandhi, but even his views on satya footprints via development in the Northeast. The blunders of the BJP government are Leadership at a critical juncture What was Periyar’s role in the sa government expressing objection graha changed. As part of its Free and Open IndoPacifi c stra straining and staining India’s foreign policy. The satyagraha began on March 30 tyagraha? He made a cogent and but to no avail. The indignities conti Periyar had arrived at Vaikom, on tegy, Japan has been investing in the North India has been described as the “Internet with the active support of the Kerala compelling case for it. He used his nued until all the satyagrahis were invitation, and had given a new life to east in a big way. Recently Tokyo decided to shutdown capital of the world”. Senior polit Pradesh Congress Committee. But wit and folk logic to punch holes in released when the minor king Chithi a sagging movement. He was jailed invest ₹ 13,000 crore in diff erent projects in ical leaders are under detention, Parliament within a week all its leaders were be the argument of the orthodox . The ra Tirunal ascended the throne. twice, and was the only person to be the Northeast . The Japan International is passing laws to grant religionbased citi hind bars. While George Joseph speeches reported by the secret pol Periyar continued his campaign in sentenced to rigorous imprison Cooperation Agency ( JICA) is actively en zenship to migrants of selected countries, sought directions from Gandhi and ice and the press make for interest Vaikom apart from Nedunganda and ment. From available evidence we gaged in building Northeast road network and the youth of the country is out on the C. Rajagopalachari, he wrote to Peri ing reading nearly a century later. As Nagercoil. On September 10, he re know that he visited Vaikom seven connectivity, water supply projects and eco streets protesting. Will all this not shake in yar pleading with him to lead the sa his campaign met with an enthusias turned to Erode where he was again times. Of the 114 days that he devoted nomic modernisation of the region. It will be vestors’ confi dence and dent the ease of do tyagraha. Periyar was in the midst of tic response, the government im arrested — but this time by the British to the struggle he languished in pri fi nancing the construction of India’s longest ing business in India? The Indian economy is political work when Joseph’s missive posed prohibitory orders on him. He Indian police for a seditious speech son for 74 days. Apart from being the bridge between Dhubri in Assam and Phul already going through a rough phase and the reached him. As he was then the pre was externed from Kottayam district delivered earlier. It was but a ploy to only leader from outside the State to bari in Meghalaya. Japan has contributed of loss of investor confi dence will only add to sident of the Tamil Nadu Congress and then Kollam. Unmindful, he con keep him away from Vaikom. be invited to the victory celebrations, fi cial development assistance loans for the our woes. At the global level, India has al Committee, Periyar handed over tinued his campaign. An angry admi he was even asked to preside over it. North East Road Network Connectivity Im ways been respected for its diversity and in temporary charge to Rajaji before nistration arrested him on May 21. At the forefront No wonder, Thiru.Vi. Kalyanasun provement Project. Private Japanese organi clusive character. It is because of parochial reaching Vaikom on April 13, 1924. Periyar refused to cooperate with the Periyar was in the forefront of every dara Mudaliar, the great journalist sations are also fi nancing a host of develop decisions like the CAA that India will now From that date to the day of the victo court saying that the trial was no aspect of the struggle. As president and labour leader, called him the Vai mental projects in the region. It is but join the rank of nations which are viewed ry celebrations, November 29, 1925, more than an eyewash and braved of the Tamil Nadu Congress Commit kom Veerar, the hero of Vaikom, natural that the CAA protests and Internet with suspicion because of their political and he was in the thick of the struggle giv the magistrate to infl ict any punish tee he arranged for a contribution of even at the time of the struggle. shutdowns in the region would have come as economic climate. Instead of being on an ex ing it leadership at a critical juncture. ment. On May 22, he was awarded a ₹ 1,000. He was part of every consul a huge shock to Japan and its investment pansion mode, thanks to the government In Periyar presided over the satya month’s simple imprisonment which tative meeting, peace committee, This essay draws from the author’s full-length plans in the region which hinge on stability dia will now be on an explanatory mode. graha in the face of untold violence he spent at Arookutty jail. campaign party, etc., including the Tamil book Vaikom Porattam (Kalachuvadu and a businessfriendly environment condu and indignity infl icted by the ortho On his release, Periyar went to Vai eightmember deputation constitut Pathippagam). Translated by A.R. cive. Given these considerations, the govern Jaiveer Shergill is a Supreme Court lawyer and dox and the repression of the police. kom rather than to his home town of ed to meet the Diwan. Every major Venkatachalapathy ment could have done well to analyse how national spokesperson, INC. Views are personal
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A hard Brexit? FROM THE ARCHIVES Breaking down the key features of the revised FIFTY YEARS AGO DECEMBER 24, 1969 withdrawal agreement bill PoK ‘Ministers’ on strike
Garimella Subramaniam Third, guarantees on labour rights Ministers in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir previously included in the withdra have been virtually on a pendown strike More than 40 months after the June wal bill have been removed. This vin since last month, according to a report re 2016 referendum vote to leave the dicates sceptics’ fears about a drift to cently published in the wellinformed daily European Union, Britain will exit the a lowtax lowregulation U.K. econo NawaeWaqt of Lahore. The socalled Cabi EU on January 31. But nearly a fort my after Brexit. EU leaders have de net of Pakistanoccupied Kashmir, appoint night since Prime Minister Boris scribed Mr. Johnson’s cramped time ed two months ago, is yet without a “proper Johnson’s landslide general election table as highly problematic to fi nalise secretariat” with “Ministers” having no victory, Downing Street has scotched a zerotariff s, zeroquotas free trade authority or responsibility. The “Ministers” all speculation about a smooth transi agreement. Brussels is wary of grant have refused to work “in such conditions.” tion out of the bloc a year hence. On ing these concessions to a major eco The report disclosed that during the fi rst Friday, the House of Commons voted nomy such as Britain. In exchange for month of their appointment “no portfolios 358234 for the Withdrawal Agree any fl exibility, the EU insists on a were allotted to them”. This was supposed ment Bill. The new version of the Bill close regulatory alignment and a le to have been done by the recentlyappointed has several key changes, of which vel playing fi eld on state subsidies, tenth “provisional president” of Pakoccu three are particularly signifi cant. competition policy, and labour and pied Kashmir. After the appointment of Brig. First, a new clause outlaws an ex environmental rights to safeguard its Abdul Redman, a retired military offi cer tension to the standstill transition pe single market. Such demands are at from the Muzaff arabad area, an attempt was made to placate some of the political groups riod that would expire on December odds with the Eurosceptic vision of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 31, 2020. The contentious step fulfi ls Britain wresting control of its laws in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir who had been the Conservative Party’s election and borders. In any case, a narrow DATA POINT agitating for a democratic form of Govern promise, and precludes the possibili ‘goods only’ deal excluding the large ment. Consequently, six Ministers repre ty of seeking any further extension services sector from any agreement senting three political organisations of the beyond December 2020. Following would deprive Britain of the benefi ts area were sworn in. the announcement, the pound slid from its preeminence in fi nancial 1.1% against the dollar relative to the and digital services. If no agreement A HUNDRED YEARS AGO DEC. 24, 1919. gains after the election results, reviv is within sight by this time next year, ing market anxiety. a cliff edge exit on WTO terms is a ve Babu Bepin Chandra Pal’s Address. The hostile stance on an extension ry real possibility. is rooted partly in the Tories’ resent A largely attended public meeting was held ment going all the way back to Marga Challenges ahead on Sunday evening at the College Square to ret Thatcher’s premiership, against Under the terms of withdrawal, hear Babu Bepin Chandra Pal on the present the country’s EU membership contri Northern Ireland will continue to re world situation. Owing to Babu Srish Chat butions. Besides the £33 billion set main within the EU jurisdiction after terjee of Dacca (who was to preside) not hav tlement contained in the withdrawal Brexit. The government will enforce ing turned up in time, Babu Jitendra Lal Ba deal, any extension after next De customs checks for goods traded nerjee took the Chair and introduced the cember would entail additionally across the Irish Sea to the rest of the subject of discourse in a brief speech. In about €10 billion a year. The resis U.K., increasing costs for the bulk of their study of the world he wanted to em tance also carries echoes of the Tory small enterprises. The regulatory di phasise three main factors, viz., fi rst, that Eurosceptic stance in the previous vergence within U.K. territory is the the late war had not made the Great Powers Parliament. Eliminating the threat of compromise London has conceded less greedy, less rapacious, or less fond of leaving without an agreement, the to protect the EU’s single market. The selfaggrandisement than before; secondly, party had argued, would diminish arrangement would maintain the ex that England crushed by the burden of her the government’s negotiating posi isting soft border between Northern huge war debt, distracted by strife between tion visàvis the EU. Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, capital and labour and thus handicapped in Second, the bill dispenses with the which has underpinned the region’s the production of wealth was fi nancially in a need for parliamentary approval, for tenuous peace since the 1998 Good critical almost in a bankrupt condition; and the government’s negotiating man Friday Agreement. The new scenario thirdly, that this fi nancial stringency cou date as well as the fi nal agreement on could strengthen demands in Belfast pled with whetted appetite for selfaggran the country’s future relationship for unifi cation with Dublin, potential disement would be an incentive to the En with the bloc. The blueprint is to be ly imperilling the U.K.’s constitution glish capitalist classes who are also the ready by the end of February and the al integrity. Brexit has strengthened English governing classes to exploit for their defi ning posttransition agreement calls for a second referendum on in own purposes India’s abundance of raw ma by November. The provision risks dependence by the Scottish National terials and her abundance of cheap labour. sidestepping normal democratic Party, which won a big majority in Mr. Banerjee concluded by urging the au channels for industries and trade un the UK elections. Mr. Johnson faces dience to bear these cardinal factors as a ions to infl uence the shape of their challenges on many fronts. clue with which to read the present world future trading relations with the EU, situation, specially as bearing upon them worth an estimated £90 billion. [email protected] selves.
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Jharkhand from BJP Vijaita Singh keeping illegal foreign na NEW DELHI tionals in detention centres people to vent anger’ After submitting his resigna Jharkhand BJP president The Ministry of Home Aff airs across the country. tion, Mr. Das said, “The re Laxman Gilua and Speaker has been instructing the sult was not as per our ex of the outgoing Assembly State governments since No approval needed RLD leader says fear over CAA-NRC real pectations. The way the Dinesh Oraon also lost their 2009 to set up detention The manual says the States JMM, the Congress and the seats. centres to “restrict the require “no specifi c appro Anuj Kumar RJD fought in alliance, we From the Opposition, movements of foreign na val” from the Ministry to set Ghaziabad wanted to do like that. But it Jharkhand Congress presi tionals staying illegally so up “detention centres/hold “It’s turning out to be like a did not happen.” dent Rameswar Oraon won that they are physically avail ing centres/camps”. It lays Bollywood potboiler where The Opposition alliance the Lohardaga seat. Jhark able at all times for expedi down that these centres nobody knows who is fi ring posted big wins in the San hand’s fi rst Chief Minister tious repatriation”, accord should be set up outside the the bullets,” remarked Jayant thal Pargana region, a JMM Babulal Marandi and presi ing to the government tion centres being spread by the families, who were de jail premises and their num Chaudhary, vice president of stronghold, despite Prime dent of the All Jharkhand response in the Lok Sabha. the Congress and Urban Nax clared foreigners, were put bers and size should be de the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), Minister Narendra Modi and Students Union Sudesh Ku Going by a reply of Minis als are completely false... in camps separated from cided by the States keeping on the law and order situa Home Minister Amit Shah mar Mahto ended their los ter of State for Home Nitya The Muslims of the country each other. It was argued in view the actual number of tion in Uttar Pradesh. Spirall holding a number of meet ing streaks by winning the nand Rai on July 2, such in are neither being sent to de that the State did not make foreigners to be housed as ing protests against the Citi ings there. Dhanwar and Silli consti structions were issued to all tention centres nor is there a any distinction between well as the progress in de zenship (Amendment) Act tuencies respectively. the States and Union Territo detention centre in India, “jails and detention centres” portation proceedings. across the State have led to <> People are losing Crucial seats The chief ministerial can ries from time to time in this is a white lie.” and thus between “detai Assam has six detention more than a dozen deaths by faith in the system. Of the 18 crucial seats, the didate for the Opposition al 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2018. The 11page manual was nees and ordinary inmates” centres, the highest among gunshot injuries. There are enough JMM bagged nine, followed liance, Mr Henant Soren, is Mr. Rai also said a detailed prepared in the aftermath of and the camps were being the States. Ten more are ex Reacting to an alleged au videos and by the Congress with four. credited with ensuring the manual on ‘model detention a petition fi led by activist governed as per the Assam pected to come up in the dio clip of the Bijnor Supe The JMM has also per convincing victory. JMM centres’ was circulated to all Harsh Mander on September jail manual. near future in the wake of rindent of Police in which he photographs that formed well in the Kolhan sources said he had con the States on January 9. 20, 2018, in the Supreme When this lacunae was the fi nal publication of the is purportedly saying no one indicate the region comprising the dis ducted 165 rallies in 28 days, Addressing a rally in Delhi Court, highlighting the highlighted in the court, the National Register of Citizens could protest against a law excessive use of tricts of East Singhbhum, covering each constituency on December 22, Prime Mi plight of families languishing Ministry informed the court (NRC) on August 31 that ex enacted by Parliament, Mr. force to control SeraikellaKharsawan and at least twice. He also held nister Narendra Modi said, in six detention centres in on November 5, 2018, that it cluded 19 lakh out of the 3.29 Chaudhary said this was not violence could West Singhbhum. numerous informal meet “These rumours of deten Assam where members of was framing guidelines for crore applicants. how democracy worked. have been handled All eyes were on Jamshed ings with civil society organ by better policing pur East where Mr. Das was isations, activists, govern ‘Dynamic process’ Jayant Chaudhary defeated by his former Cabi ment employees and other “It is a dynamic process Vice president, Rashtriya Lok Dal net colleague Saryu Roy. associations. where laws change when the PM muzzling India’s voice: Rahul Parliament responds to peo nister and his grandfather ple’s demands. And peaceful Chaudhary Charan Singh, he protests are safety valves said, “Those who have Opposition steps up stir Congress observes ‘Satyagraha for Unity’ at Rajghat against CAA and NRC that allow people to vent worked with or are infl ue their anger,” he said. nced by Chaudhary Sahab SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT “People were reacting to don’t carry even an iota of against citizenship law NEW DELHI the statements made by the communalism in their DNA.” Former Congress president government in Parliament He said the government Protests continued in As Preamble to the Constitu Rahul Gandhi accused Prime regarding the CAANRC. It was creating fear to create a sam, too, with former Chief tion and the party members Minister Narendra Modi of was not a fi gment of somebo wedge between communi Minister Prafulla Kumar Ma observed a oneminute si “suppressing Bharat Mata’s dy’s imagination. The fear ties. “We will go and meet hanta, founder of the Asom lence. [Mother India’s] voice and was real,” he added. the victims of the protests in Gana Parishad, an alliance The situation was peace being number one in spread Mr. Chaudhary said that in Muzaff arnagar and Meerut partner of the ruling BJP in ful in Uttar Pradesh, where ing hate” as the Congress certain places violence did and would provide all possi the State, joining a sitin at a 18 people had died in clash held a fi vehour ‘Satyagraha happen and the protesters ble relief to them,” he said. memorial for Mahatma es during protests last week, for Unity’ at Rajghat to ex took the form of a mob, but He condemned the sealing of Gandhi atop the Sarania with the police saying they press solidarity with the argued that it didn’t give the shops of Muslim business Hills in Guwahati. have arrested the State head protests against the Citizen government freedom to men in Meenakshi Chowk Top Congress leaders, in of the Islamic outfi t Popular ship (Amendment) Act and paint the entire protest in area of Muzaff arnagar. cluding party chief Sonia Front of India (PFI), Wasim, the proposed panIndia Na “one colour” and use “op “The investigation works Gandhi, former prime mi and two others for allegedly tional Register of Citizens pression as a state goal”. on evidence, not on somebo nister Manmohan Singh, masterminding the Decem (NRC). “It is an opportunity for dy’s perception that crimi former party chief Rahul ber 19 violence in Lucknow. Led by party president So the government to intros nalises a large section of a Gandhi and general secre In Karnataka, curfew was nia Gandhi, the Satyagraha For constitutional rights: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka pect into the protocol, train community to harm its inter tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, lifted in the morning from asserted the primacy of the Gandhi Vadra and other leaders at Rajghat on Monday. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR ing, and attitude of the pol ests,” he remarked. participated in the ‘satya Mangaluru and the city re Constitution and demanded ice. Right now, people are Mr. Chaudhary said the graha’ at Rajghat to “show mained largely peaceful. that the rights of people be pacify the country’s voice. Gandhi Vadra read out the raj Saini, whose fi ve children losing faith in the system. closely fought Lok Sabha solidarity” with students ag Chief Minister B.S. Yediyu protected. When you pressure journal Preamble to the Constitu are waiting for him, and he is There are enough videos and election in Muzaff arnagar itating against the amended rappa said his government At the end of the protest, ists, you are trying to calm tion. in the hospital, injured. In photographs that indicate and Baghpat proved that the Citizenship Act and all those has decided to conduct both Mr. Gandhi alleged that the the country’s voice,” Mr. “In the name of Bijnor’s their names, we resolve to the excessive use of force to area was no longer “polar “suff ering due to the bad CID and magisterial inqui Prime Minister was trying Gandhi said. “Narendra Mo 22yearold Anas, who used day that we will protect the control violence that was ised”. “We could see green policies of the government.” ries into the protests against hard to do what the coun diji, don’t be under a false to earn money for his family Constitution and will not al sporadic and could have shoots of the composite cul Ms. Gandhi, Dr. Singh the CAA in Mangaluru that try’s enemies had not suc notion that you are fi ghting through a coff eevending low it to be destroyed,” Ms. been handled by better pol ture that defi ned these areas and Mr. Gandhi read out the had resulted in two deaths. ceeded so far: to destroy In the Congress. This is the machine and had recently Vadra said. icing,” he said. “I suggest for centuries before the Mu dia’s development and country’s voice. I want to tell gotten married. In the name Rajasthan Chief Minister that designated spaces, like zaff arnagar riots of 2013 silence the voice of her peo you and your friend Amit of 21yearold Suleiman, who Ashok Gehlot and his Mad Jantar Mantar in Delhi, snapped the ties.” ple. “Narendra Modiji, when Shah that this is Bharat Ma was studying for the UPSC hya Pradesh counterpart Ka should be created in smaller On the farmer getting co Uddhav, Jagan rule out you put pressure on the jud ta’s voice.” exam and used to take tui mal Nath said their govern towns and cities as well loured by the Hindutva iciary, then you are hurting Earlier, Ms. Gandhi, form tion. In the names of all the ments would not implement where people could protest.” wave, he said one could not India’s voice. When you un er Prime Minister Manmo children who have been the CAA, saying it went Speaking to The Hindu on discount the “political iden NRC in their States leash lathis and bullets on han Singh, Mr. Gandhi and martyred in this movement. against the basic principles Kisan Diwas, the birth anni tity” of the farmer. “It will re students, you are trying to general secretary Priyanka In the name of Bijnor’s Om of the Constitution. versary of former Prime Mi emerge in a fl ash,” he hoped. Senior leaders from the centre for the stateless. A lot Muslim community met the of misinformation was be Chief Minister, Home Minis ing spread about a centre IN BRIEF ter Eknath Shinde, Industry coming up near Mumbai, Left parties Minister Subhash Desai, and the Chief Minister said. But Nadda leads BJP rally for CAA in Kolkata Mumbai Police Commis that was being planned for pick holes in sioner Sanjay Barve at Var drug smugglers, including Mamata writes to Opposition Chief Ministers, says people are in the grip of fear sha, the Chief Minister’s re foreigners, 38 of whom PM’s speech sidence. “The Chief Minister were in jail for the past sev Special Correspondent assured that no decision has eral years. Special Correspondent Kolkata HC: suspend been taken regarding the Congress leader and Ca New Delhi On the day the Bharatiya Ja CAA/the NRC in Maharash binet Minister Balasaheb The Left parties on Mon nata Party (BJP) organised a anti-CAA ads Filmmaker Debalina tra. Even if it is ever imple Thorat said the Maha Vikas day accused Prime Minis rally in support of the Citi Special Correspondent Majumdar assaulted mented, the government Aghadi government would ter Narendra Modi of trying zenship (Amendment) Act KOLKATA KOLKATA will ensure Muslims are not implement the CAA/the to mislead people with a (CAA) in Kolkata, Trinamool An award-winning filmmaker made part of it, he told us,” NRC in the State. “bunch of lies” on the Na Congress chairperson and The Calcutta High Court and rights activist Debalina said South Mumbai MLA The Andhra Pradesh tional Register of Citizens West Bengal Chief Minister asked the West Bengal Majumdar was assaulted by a Amin Patel. Chief Minister said his Cabi (NRC) and said he was rat Mamata Banerjee on Mon government to suspend all group in south Kolkata late Besides Mr. Patel, the de net colleague and Deputy tled by the intensity of the day wrote to the Chief Minis advertisements and on Sunday night. Ms. legations included MLAs Na Chief Minister Azmath protests against the Citi ters of the Oppositionruled campaigns against the Majumdar said she and her wab Malik and Abu Azmi, Basha Shaik Bepari had con zenship (Amendment) Act States, saying people of diff e Citizenship (Amendment) friends organised a “peace community leader Maulana sulted him before publicly (CAA). rent sections, including mi Counteroff ensive: BJP working president J.P. Nadda at a rally Act (CAA). Hearing public rally”, with a few friends,
Mahmood Daryabadi of the opposing the NRC. The go In a factcheck sheet, the norities, were in fear and in support of the NRC and the CAA in Kolkata. * RAJEEV BHATT interest litigation petitions, against the citizenship law at All India Ulema Council, vernment would stick to the CPI(M) sought to counter panic over the CAA. a Division Bench directed Baghajatin in south Kolkata and maulanas, and repre stand and oppose the imple Mr. Modi’s claim that there BJP working president J.P. itics than on national inter Scheduled Castes, the Sche that such advertisements on Sunday. Three of the eight sentatives from Badi Masjid mentation of the NRC, Mr. was no discussion at all on Nadda, who led the ‘abhi est”. duled Tribes, OBC and mi not be given till further accused were arrested and of Madanpura. Reddy said. His YSR Con a panIndia National Regis nandan yatra’ from Hind Ci “The citizens of the coun norities, are in the grip of orders. It asked the produced in court. Two of The delegations were in gress Party MPs had backed ter of Citizens (NRC) and nema to Shyambazar in try, irrespective of caste and fear and panic over the CAA government to respond to them got bail on Monday. formed that the government the Citizenship (Amend assured the Muslims that north Kolkata, said Ms. Ba creed, particularly the wo and the proposed panIndia the claims that the ‘CAA, NRC will lead to had taken no step towards ment) Bill in both the Lok they need not worry about nerjee had always put more men and children, farmers, NRC. The situation is very se campaign was done with persecution of Muslims’ construction of a detention Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. the CAA. emphasis on “votebank pol workers and members of the rious,” Ms. Banerjee said. public money. NEW DELHI Over 500 members of the legal fraternity, who are SC may hear alumni of the National Envoy to U.S. Shringla is next Foreign Secretary Russia hopeful of India’s University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, have issued Rohingya pleas a statement opposing the The career diplomat is known for his expertise of India’s neighbourhood free trade pact with EAEU Citizenship (Amendment) Act, on Jan. 10 saying the CAA, coupled with Suhasini Haidar In particular, Mr. Shrin tan, as well as Joint Secretary the National Citizens Register Kallol Bhattacherjee Envoy sees new level of partnership Legal Correspondent gla’s handling of India’s (SAARC). (NRC), would lead to the NEW DELHI NEW DELHI neighbourhood will be va One of the landmarks of Special Correspondent citizenship law in India. “In persecution of several The Supreme Court is ex The government has ap lued in his new assignment, his career was the Land NEW DELHI 2020 we are hopeful of an segments of the population, pected to take up on Janu pointed India’s Ambassador given the recent tensions Boundary Agreement for Russia is looking forward to early conclusion of the Free most notably the Muslims ary 10, 2020, a batch of pe to the United States Harsh with Bangladesh over the which he worked as a Joint India concluding a new Free Trade Agreement between excluded from the new law. titions fi led by Rohingya Vardhan Shringla, an expert CAANRC controversy, Chi Secretary during the UPA Trade Agreement with the the EAEU and India and the immigrants about their liv in India’s neighbourhood, as na’s new inroads into Nepal era. He also lobbied for the Eurasian Economic Union next round of the Russian Violence in hospitals ing conditions and the the next Foreign Secretary. and other South Asian coun Bill in Parliament and (EAEU), its Ambassador Ni Indian Strategic Economic is unacceptable: IMA NEW DELHI Centre’s statement over According to a notifi ca Harsh Vardhan Shringla tries, and the continuing ten briefed MPs. A 1984 batch of kolay Kudashev said on Dialogue with the focus on The Indian Medical two years ago to deport tion from the Appointments sions with Pakistan, which fi cer, Mr. Shringla has super Monday. transport, agriculture, small Association (IMA) has Committee of the Cabinet, to The Hindu in Washington, have practically derailed the ceded seniors, including In 40,000 of them to At a press conference and medium enterprises,” condemned the alleged Myanmar. Mr. Shringla will take over DC. Mr. Shringla has worked SAARC process. dia’s High Commissioner to here, he said both countries Mr. Kudashev said. forcible entry by the police On November 21, a from Vijay Gokhale on Janu closely with Minister for Ex During his stints at the Mi the U.K. Ruchi Ghanshyam would move forward on mil The envoy said both Mos into hospitals to crack down Bench had also ordered ary 29 for a twoyear tenure. ternal Aff airs S. Jaishankar nistry of External Aff airs, he and Permanent Representa itary and technical coopera cow and Delhi were going to on those protesting against the listing of a separate pe “I look forward to per when he was Foreign Secre has headed the Bangladesh, tive to the UN in Geneva Ra tion based on commit reach a new level of security the Citizenship (Amendment) tition for the identifi cation forming my duties to the tary (20152018), and Mr. Sri Lanka, Myanmar and jeev Chander. ments, with Russia seeking partnership by increasing Act and denial of access to of “illegal migrants,” par best of my abilities under the Jaishankar is understood to Maldives desks, and served (With inputs from deescalation of the domes oil and natural gas supplies medical care to those injured. ticularly from Bangladesh guidance of our leadership,” have strongly endorsed his as Joint Secretary (North) Sriram Lakshman tic challenges that arose af through “longterm arrange It said violence inside and Myanmar. Mr. Shringla said, speaking appointment. dealing with Nepal and Bhu in Washington, DC) ter the adoption of the new ments”. hospitals was unacceptable.
CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2019 NEWS 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Jharkhand result extends Assembly election jinx of BJP Party loses power in the fi fth State within a year despite thundering win in Lok Sabha polls; leaders blame lack of allies, unpopular Chief Minister and local issues Nistula Hebbar <> In national polls, angered some BJP hopefuls NEW DELHI it’s Prime Minister who were eyeing seats hand The BJP has lost power in fi ve Modi versus the ed over to the ally. States since last year as an al rest. In the States, The large number of rebel liance of the Jharkhand Muk Opposition parties candidates in Maharashtra ti Morcha, the Congress and have realised that and its eff ect on the BJP’s fi the Rashtriya Janata Dal nal tally were cited as exam Mr. Modi cannot be crossed the halfway mark ples in Jharkhand. In the fi made the face when votes of the Jharkhand nal event, however, the Rahul Verma Assembly election were Political scientist rebellion sparked by Mr. counted on Monday. Das’s dropping of sitting BJP leaders went into a na Tenancy Act that MLAs negated any such huddle after the results polarised tribal people and advantage. showed that the party would others in the State, and gave not be returning to power. the Opposition a big issue. Modi ‘Yes’, Das ‘No’ Much of the initial assess “The amendments were With the loss in Jharkhand, ment of the loss centred on opposed with such ferocity the BJP has lost its fi fth re its internal problems and re that Governor Draupadi Mur cent Assembly election, bellion against outgoing mu sent it back to the govern though it won an extraordi Chief Minister Raghubar Das, ment and the Bills were with narily strong mandate in the the lack of allies against a drawn. That started the Lok Sabha election during strong Opposition alliance buildup of an atmosphere the period. and the nowroutine under that led to the voting out of The question that arises is performance of the State un the current Chief Minister,” why did the party do well in its in the Assembly elections the BJP leader said. the Lok Sabha election but compared with the Lok Sab The Opposition got an is not in the Assembly elec ha polls. sue, and despite the washout tions. Political scientist Ra Quite in the manner of in the Lok Sabha polls, stuck hul Verma said, “Prime Mi Maharashtra, Mr. Das had his to local issues in the Assemb nister Modi as an way with the candidate list, ly election to romp home. extraordinary vote aggrega ensuring that 13 of the 37 sit tor is an advantage that the ting MLAs were dropped, in Losing allies State units do not have.” ducting many turncoats and The BJP’s failure to tie up “In national polls, it’s setting off factional confron with its ally, the All Jhark Prime Minister Modi versus tations before the polls. hand Students Union (AJSU), the rest. In the States, Oppo When the results came in, has also come at a signifi cant sition parties have realised Mr. Das, too, lost his seat — cost — in at least 10 seats, the that Mr. Modi cannot be Jamshedpur East — to Saryu combined votes of the BJP made the face; the local unit Rai, his erstwhile Cabinet and AJSU candidates were is the face of the BJP and can colleague. “His personal un more than the number be taken on more easily es popularity and inability to polled by the winning pecially with alliances,” he take the [State] unit along candidate. said. cost us dear,” a senior BJP The logic given for not fi Mr. Verma said that while leader said. nalising a seatsharing arran national issues had been on It was, however, illad gement was a supposed as the back burner in Jhark vised attempts by Jhark sessment by the BJP that hand, the handling of the hand’s fi rst nontribal Chief going it alone would be more economy, shutting down of Minister to change the land benefi cial than tying up with industries and resultant un acquisition policy by amend the AJSU. It was pointed out employment were a factor. ing the Chota Nagpur Tenan that in Maharashtra, the al “That is a hint the BJP would cy Act and the Santhal Parga liance with the Shiv Sena had do well to heed,” he added.
Things look up for RJD, ‘Dented in Haryana, denied in Maharashtra, defeated in Jharkhand’ Lalu Prasad Opposition leaders see victory as a verdict on BJP’s arrogance and against controversial laws such as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Special Correspondent Special Correspondent beating drums. Amid the leaders and workers on the ModiShah regime. “Dented ter and Trinamool leader Ma Patna New Delhi din, party general secretary victory. in Haryana, denied in Maha mata Banerjee also congratu The Opposition alliance’s Congratulations poured in Ghulam Nabi Azad said the “The victory is special and rashtra, defeated in Jhark lated Mr. Soren, and win in Jharkhand is a boost from across the political result was a defeat of all the of extreme contemporary hand. That is the story of the underlined that the Opposi for Bihar’s principal Oppo spectrum for Jharkhand diversionary tactics used by importance, and the people BJP in 2019. All nonBJP par tion’s victory came at a time sition party, the Rashtriya Mukti Morcha president He the BJP government. of Jharkhand deserve special ties must raise their sights of protests against the Janata Dal. RJD chief Lalu mant Soren, who led the “For the past six years, BJP gratitude and congratula and rally around the Con amended Citizenship Act. Prasad is in Ranchi’s Birsa JMMCongressRJD alliance and PM Narendra Modi espe tions for summarily defeat gress to save the Constitution CPI general secretary D. Munda Central jail and is to victory in the Assembly cially have tried to mislead ing the BJP and its divisive of India,” the former Union Raja said the results came under treatment in a go election, with political lead the people. They brought in agenda,” she said. “With this Minister said. despite the desperate cam vernment hospital in the ers calling it a verdict on the controversial laws to divert mandate, the people have The Shiv Sena, which re paigning by Prime Minister city. “Yes, we do hope that arrogance of the BJP and the attention of people from defeated the BJP’s attempts cently cut ties with the BJP, Narendra Modi who tried to our party chief would now against controversial legisla critical livelihood issues. Colour returns: Congress workers celebrating the Jharkhand to divide society on caste and also expressed satisfaction at make the CAA and other divi get the best medical facili tion such as the Citizenship They have failed to deliver victory in Patna on Monday. * RANJEET KUMAR religious lines.” the results, with the party’s sive issues the talking point. ty, wherever he wants,” (Amendment) Act. any of their promises. The Rajya Sabha member P. Rajya Sabha member Sanjay “Jharkhand reports the high said a senior party leader. The Congress headquar black money is yet to return, Congress president Sonia tric” CongressJMMRJD Chidambaram, in a tweet, Raut calling the results a re est number of lynching inci Lalu Prasad’s sons Tej Pra ters at 24 Akbar Road saw ce the farmers’ suicides conti Gandhi has thanked the peo alliance. She congratulated said the Jharkhand results jection of the Amit Shahled dents. This is a rejection of tap and Tejashwi Yadav lebrations with party work nue and the economy is in a ple of Jharkhand for express Mr. Hemant Soren, all al showed the need for nonBJP BJP. the BJP’s policies to felicitate congratulated Mr. Soren. ers bursting crackers and shambles,” Mr. Azad said. ing faith in the “peoplecen liance partners and Congress parties to unite against the West Bengal Chief Minis the lynchers,” he said. It’s payback time for Hemant Soren JMM leader used his years in the Opposition to emerge as a propeople leader
Satyasundar Barik Following a brief stint in RANCHI the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Soren Hemant Soren, executive returned in 2010 to become president of the Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister in the Mukti Morcha (JMM), is all Arjun Munda government. set to take over as the 11th In 2013, he became Chief Chief Minister by term of the Minister and led the alliance mineralrich, largely tribal with the Congress for 18 State. months. In 2014, however, Mr. Soren, 44, the second the alliance was swept aside son of JMM patriarch and tri by the BJP. bal leader Shibu Soren, is In the past fi ve years, Mr. currently Leader of the Op On a roll: JMM executive president Hemant Soren riding a Soren has reinvented him position in the Assembly. bicycle at his Ranchi residence on Monday. His father Shibu self. And even as a percep The State has seen six lead Soren and mother Ripu are seen. * PTI tion of Chief Minister Raghu ers, including him, as Chief bar Das as an arrogant leader Minister since it was carved shadow of his father and el dependent candidate. In grew, Mr. Soren won a peo out of Bihar in 2000. der brother Durga. In 2005, 2009, he became a member plefriendly image, coming Mr. Soren had dropped he plunged into electoral of the Rajya Sabha. across as a progressive lead out of a B.Tech. course at politics by contesting from However, after the death er, using social media to put BITS, Mesra, to pursue polit Dumka, but lost to Stephen of his elder brother later that forth his views on crucial is ics. He began his political Marandi, a senior JMM lead year, he took centre stage, sues such as moblynching journey at a young age in the er, who had fought as an In guiding the regional party. deaths in Jharkhand,. Cautious welcome for Afghan results Results of U.S. talks with Taliban could upset President Ghani’s return to power
Suhasini Haidar Sunday evening, Mr. Ghani and institutions for their threemonth break, of the NEW DELHI had won a majority of hard work to preserve and U.S.Taliban talks being led India welcomed the preli 50.64% of the votes, with his strengthen democracy in the by President Trump’s special minary results in the Afghan closest rival and former chief country… India remains envoy Zalmay Khalilzad. istan presidential election executive Abdullah Abdullah committed to work with the “It is a razor thin majority, but stopped short of congrat getting 39.52% of the 1.9 mil people and Government of and we have to wait for fi nal ulating President Ashraf lion votes counted. However, Afghanistan, ” MEA spokes results. If the intraAfghan Ghani directly for winning a a fi nal result is still awaited, person Raveesh Kumar said dialogue process starts, the second term, along with his pending the resolution of on Monday. equations may change, as vicepresidential running election appeals fi led by Mr. the Taliban would like to be mate, former intelligence Abdullah. ‘Short-lived win’ integrated into a new go chief and interior minister “We welcome the an Diplomats also say while the vernment structure,” said Amrullah Saleh. nouncement of the prelimin preliminary result in favour former Ambassador to Af According the Indepen ary results of the Presiden of Mr. Ghani is important, it ghanistan and National Se dent Election Commission tial election of Afghanistan... may be a shortlived win gi curity Advisory Board mem (IEC) results announced on and commend all the leaders ven the progress, after a ber Amar Sinha. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 5 sentenced to death for killing Khashoggi Amid thousands of complaints, Three more get jail, while two senior Saudi fi gures are let off ; murder ‘not premeditated’, says prosecutor Afghan election runoff likely
Reuters Mr. Shalaan also said the Sau Riyadh di Consul General to Turkey Preliminary results had given Ashraf Ghani a narrow victory Saudi Arabia on Monday sen at the time, Mohammed al tenced fi ve people to death Otaibi, had been freed after Reuters view, there could be a run and three more to jail for the Turkish witnesses said he Kabul off ,” he said. The review murder of Saudi journalist was with them on the day of Afghanistan’s Electoral might take fi ve weeks, he Jamal Khashoggi last year the crime. Complaints Commission said, adding that thousands and said the killing was not Sources said last year that said on Monday the election of complaints from candi premeditated, a verdict criti Maher Mutreb, the lead ne might go to a second round dates had already been fi led. cised by a UN investigator as gotiator, and Salah alTubai as it begins reviewing thou According to the tally re a “mockery” of justice. gy, a forensic expert specia sands of complaints a day af leased by the IEC, the total The court dismissed lising in autopsies, were also ter the preliminary result turnout was 18,24,401 with charges against the remain on trial for the murder and handed incumbent Presi Mr. Ghani winning 9,23,868 ing three of the 11 people that could face the death penalty. dent Ashraf Ghani a narrow Ashraf Ghani votes and Mr. Abdullah se had been on trial, fi nding Mr. Shalaan said that victory. cond with 7,20,099 them not guilty, Saudi depu when the Saudi team that en The Independent Elec power with him in a unity (39.52%). ty public prosecutor and tered the consulate saw it tion Commission (IEC) an government. However, if a “President Ghani avoided spokesman Shalaan alSha would not be possible to nounced on Sunday a much review by the complaints a runoff just by over 11,000 laan said. None of the defen transfer Khashoggi to a safe delayed preliminary result commission reduces Mr. votes and the complaints dants’ names was imme place to continue negotiat of the September 28 presi Ghani’s vote share to below commission might invali diately released. ing, they decided to kill him. dential vote which was 50% and no other candidate date tens of thousands of “The investigation “It was agreed, in consul marred by allegations of has a majority, a second votes from all candidates,” showed that the killing was tation between the head of massive fraud, technical round will be held between another election offi cial said not premeditated... The de the negotiating team and the problems with biometric the two top contenders. on condition of anonymity cision was taken at the spur culprits, to kill Jamal Khash devices used for voting, at Deen Mohammad Azimi, because he was not allowed of the moment,” Mr. Shalaan oggi inside the consulate,” tacks and irregularities. deputy head of the Electoral to speak to the media. said, a position contradicting Mr. Shalaan said. The IEC said the total tur Complaints Commission, Mr. Ghani welcomed the the fi ndings of a United Na nout was over 1.8 million, said there is a “strong possi IEC decision and said the tionsled investigation. 31 people investigated with Mr. Ghani securing bility” the election would go country was on the right Khashoggi was a U.S. resi Noting the verdict, UN Secre 50.64% to win the fi rst to the second round. path towards prosperity but dent and critic of Saudi taryGeneral Antonio Gu round of voting, beating his “Looking at the scope of Mr. Abdullah dismissed the Crown Prince Mohammed terres stressed the need for main rival Abdullah Abdul complaints and objections result as fraudulent as he bin Salman, the kingdom’s “an independent and impar lah, who currently shares that needs a thorough re called for a full review. de facto ruler. He was last tial investigation into the seen at the Saudi consulate murder”, a spokesman said. in Istanbul on October 2, Turkey said on Monday 2018, where he had gone to the trial outcome was far obtain documents for his im from serving justice and re House Speaker Pelosi ‘not ready’ to pending wedding. His body peated its call for better Sau was reportedly dismem di judicial cooperation. bered and removed from the Human rights group Am name team for Trump Senate trial building, and his remains nesty International criticised have not been found. the closed trial, branding the Agence France-Presse House managers will pro testify in the Senate. Mr. Eleven Saudi suspects verdict a “whitewash” that it Washington secute the case against Mr. Trump blocked all four from were put on trial over his happened under my watch”. and premeditated killing, gence chief Ahmed alAssiri, said failed to address the House speaker Nancy Pelosi Trump before the Republi testifying in the House. death in secretive proceed Agnes Callamard, the UN planned and perpetrated” who he said had ordered Saudi authorities’ involve said Monday that she was can majority Senate in a trial “President Trump ings in the capital Riyadh. special rapporteur for extra by Saudi offi cials. Khashoggi’s repatriation ment or the location of not yet ready to name her expected to begin in blocked his own witnesses Khashoggi’s murder judicial summary or arbi from Turkey and that the Khashoggi’s remains. team for President Donald January. and documents from the caused a global uproar, tar trary executions, lambasted Senior fi gures freed lead negotiator on the However, one of Khashog Trump’s trial in the U.S. Se Ms. Pelosi has not yet sent House, and from the Ameri nishing the crown prince’s the trial verdict as a “mock Last November, the Saudi ground then decided to kill gi’s sons — who weeks after nate on charges of abuse of the impeachment articles can people, on phony com image. The CIA and some ery” of justice. “The hitmen prosecutor said Saud alQah him. Both men were dismis the murder appealed for the power and obstruction of passed by the House over to plaints about the House pro Western governments have are guilty, sentenced to tani, a former highprofi le sed from their positions but return of his father’s body — Congress. the Senate amid a standoff cess,” Ms. Pelosi said. “What said they believe Prince Mo death. The masterminds not Saudi royal adviser, had dis while Mr. Assiri was tried, said the verdicts had been “The House cannot with Senate Majority Leader is his excuse now?” hammed, also known as only walk free, they have cussed Khashoggi’s activities Mr. Qahtani was not. fair to his children. “We af choose our impeachment Mitch McConnell over the Mr. McConnell, speaking MbS, ordered the killing. barely been touched by the before he entered the Saudi Mr. Shalaan said Mr. Assiri fi rm our confi dence in the managers until we know form the trial will take. on a TV show on Monday, Saudi offi cials say he had investigation and the trial,” consulate with the team was tried and released due judiciary at all levels, that it what sort of trial the Senate Democrats have been said Mr. Pelosi “apparently no role, though in Septem she said on Twitter. which went on to kill him. to insuffi cient evidence, has been fair to us and that will conduct,” the Democrat pushing for four current and believes that she can tell us ber MbS for the fi rst time in The UNled inquiry re The prosecutor had said while Mr. Qahtani had been justice has been achieved,” ic Speaker of the House of former White House aides how to run the trial.” “We dicated some personal ac ported in February that the Mr. Qahtani acted in coordi investigated but was not Salah Khashoggi said on Representatives said on with direct knowledge of Mr. haven't ruled out witnesses,” countability, saying “it evidence pointed to “a brutal nation with deputy intelli charged and was released. Twitter. Twitter. Trump’s Ukraine dealings to he added. IN BRIEF Boeing replaces CEO Beijing attacks Washington for Two dead, over 65,000 as Max crisis deepens ‘weaponisation’ of outer space hit by rain in Sri Lanka Agence France-Presse Gotabaya reviews relief measures New York Boeing on Monday replaced President Trump had recently unveiled a ‘Space Force’ Meera Srinivasan 17,000 people have been Continue restraint on its embattled chief executive COLOMBO displaced from their fl ood Hong Kong, Abe urges Xi Dennis Muilenburg, saying a Agence France-Presse Shuang at a regular press At least two persons died ed homes and are seeking BEIJING change was necessary as it Beijing briefi ng. and more than 65,000 peo shelter in safer locations. Hong Kong should “continue attempts to restore its repu Beijing warned on Monday ple have been aff ected in the On Monday, President to be free and open”, tation amid the protracted that the U.S. was turning the ‘Responsible attitude’ recent spells of heavy rain in Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited Japanese Prime Minister 737 MAX crisis. cosmos into a “battlefi eld”, Mr. Geng called for the inter Sri Lanka, the Disaster Man Anuradhapura and Polon Shinzo Abe told the Chinese Boeing named board Dennis Muilenburg after Washington an national community to agement Centre has said. naruwa districts in the President on Monday. Mr. chairman David Calhoun as nounced a new military arm “adopt a prudent and res According to a ‘situation North Central Province that Abe met with Chinese chief executive and presi tomers.” The aerospace called the Space Force. ponsible attitude to prevent report’ released by the were among the badlyaf President Xi Jinping in Beijing dent, saying the company giant’s fi nancial picture re Following concerns that outer space from becoming Centre on Monday, two per fected areas. He chaired a ahead of flying to the city of needed to “restore confi mains clouded following the China and Russia are chal a new battlefi eld”. sons from the North West special discussion with offi Chengdu to join a trilateral dence” and “repair relation global grounding of the lenging its position in space, The Space Force will be ern Province died in the in cials to review response and meeting on Tuesday, which ships with regulators, cus MAX in March after two U.S. President Donald Foreign Ministry spokesman the sixth formal force of the cessant rain lashing several relief measures, his offi ce will also be attended by tomers and all other deadly crashes. Trump signed the 2020 Na Geng Shuang U.S. military, after the Army, parts of the country. said in a statement. South Korean President Moon stakeholders.” The move comes a week tional Defense Authorization Air Force, Navy, Marines, Citing the over75 mm Jae-in. In a press briefing The company pledged to after Boeing took the monu Act on Friday — which creat the U.S. strongly violate the and Coast Guard. “Going to More showers rainfall recorded in the past after the Xi-Abe meeting, Otaka Masato, spokesman for “operate with a renewed mental step of temporarily ed a new branch of the U.S. international consensus of be a lot of things happening Authorities have forecast 24 hours, the Disaster Man the Japanese Minister of commitment to full transpa shutting down MAX produc military. the peaceful use of outer in space, because space is showers or thunder showers agement Centre issued an Foreign Affairs, said Mr. Abe rency, including eff ective tion because of the crisis, Beijing responded by ac space.... posing a direct the world’s newest warfi ght on Tuesday, in the north early warning for possible “urged China to continue its and proactive communica which has pushed the air cusing the U.S. of “pursuing threat to outer space, peace, ing domain,” Mr. Trump told ern, northcentral and landslips in hilly areas and self-restraint” over Hong tion with the FAA, other glo craft’s return to the skies in the weaponisation of outer and security,” said Foreign members of the military southern regions of the is urged residents to exercise Kong. 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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12814 (set by Dr. X) SUDOKU FAITH Log on to crossword.thehindu.com for more puzzles fellow in anger (10) 3 Feared criminal controlling syndicate testifi ed again (10) Service to the guru 12 One pursuing drug dealers sprinted around club (4) 4 Scoring runs, secure result (5) Ignorance of the eternal and everlasting Truth is the bane of 14 Craving alcoholic spirit for a 5 Escapes from trouble after human existence and stands as the greatest hindrance to period of fi ve years (7) revolution on street (5,4) spiritual attainment. Sastras reiterate that this ignorance 16 Criminal in detention after prevails in beings owing to individual bad prarabdha karma 6 Item useful to trap birds (4) killing wife with oriental and is removed only by the grace of God and the grace of the poison (7) Guru. This grace is automatically obtained when one studies 7 Neighbour’s good husband under a guru, follows his teachings with faith and c ommit held by a fi end with knife at 17 Fool about to tackle girl ment, and serves him in a selfl ess manner, says Krish na in Centre (7) beginning to exercise in that the Uddhava Gita, pointed out Swamini Satyavratananda in place (7) 8 Assists one drunk American a lecture. The Upanishads refl ect the traditional meth od of 19 Smoke a cigarette and become model encircled by mugs (11) instruction when transmission of knowledge from guru to happy (5,2) sishya takes place in a unique way. 10 Cockup! He’s run out scoring The disciple is expected to cultivate humble reverence, 21 Drags husband away from zero — an unexpected blow ruffians (4) inquiry and devoted service along with the bhava that his (6,5) guru is equal to God. The simple and austere way of life in 22 A commotion by good maiden 13 Incorrigible cheat, cheerful the Gurukula trains him to be self disciplined and pati ent grabbed by bare fi lm star after ensnaring model (10) when he serves the guru. The student is rid of fear and con (7,3) fusion. The Katopanishad says that many might have heard 25 Ross happily enters to 15 Drunkard stabbing men in a of the Self as most wonderful but may not fully understand Solution to puzzle 12813 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku consume sponge cake (5,4) sozzled state in America (9) the deep import of it. But this esoteric truth shines as a liv ing experience in the disciple’s inner consciousness wh en ■ ACROSS 26 Set fi re to rubbish around 18 Hot single naughtily shows taught by a good teacher. In the Manu Smriti, there is fa 1 Takes the blame and moves to church (5) tongue (7) prison (7,3,3) mous verse that explains how an ardent student can get the 8 What botanists study in 27 Joke that’s expressed casually 20 South American monkey in a best from the ocean of knowledge that the guru exemplifi es seminars about origin of life? — not what a fi sherman might train angrily bites man (7) by his obedient and patient bhava even as a man uses a (5) do? (9,4) spade to dig water from the earth. The Mundaka says that a 23 Greek character beginning to 9 Begs Congress to reorganize student has to humbly approach the guru devoted to Brah ■ dance, knocking back drink after absorbing results at DOWN around bar (5) man to imbibe the essence of eternal truth. Centre (9) 2 Open declarations of war To a disciple who approaches reverently, the guru who 11 She drives with purpose, primarily embodied by fi ring a 24 Old wife leaves uninteresting has the experience of God gives that knowledge faithfully by pursuing essentially drunk salvo (7) city in Europe (4) which is known the truly existing, the changeless self.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT due to the collapse of Jet signifi cant cost increase as NEW DELHI Airways. these were older planes NIFTY 50 Aviation consultancy CAPA In February, CAPA had es which required more PRICE CHANGE estimates a fullyear loss of timated a fullyear profi t of maintenance. Adani Ports...... 366.90...... -5.40 $500600 million for Indian $400500 million for IndiGo Further, a lack of fi nancial Asian Paints...... 1807.55...... 8.30 carriers primarily due to a which has now been slashed support for Air India from Axis Bank ...... 743.15...... 3.30 sharp fall in airfares on some to a sixth, at $7090 million, the government has resulted Bajaj Auto ...... 3219.50...... 15.75 Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, centre, Bajaj Finserv...... 9304.05...... 24.00 of the most profi table routes primarily due to a new ac in as many as 26 of its planes * V. SREENIVASA MURTHY Bajaj Finance ...... 4160.00...... 24.40 as the airlines mounted addi counting standard adopted being grounded due to a addressing the media on Monday. Bharti Airtel ...... 454.80...... 1.00 tional capacity in a bid to by the airline as well as an in shortage of funds to replace BPCL...... 493.00...... 5.20 capture coveted airport slots crease in maintenance costs engines as well as buy spare Britannia Ind ...... 3091.80...... -30.45 owned by the now defunct towards its older A320neos. parts. Cipla ...... 467.85...... 2.10 Aadhaar to be made Coal India ...... 197.25...... -3.55 Jet Airways. Similarly, a prediction of a CAPA estimates Air India Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2908.40...... 45.05 Centre for Asia Pacifi c record profi t for competitor to post a loss of $500 million Eicher Motors...... 22176.15...... -45.00 Aviation (CAPA) said that the SpiceJet has been revised to in FY 2020 after posting a GAIL (India)...... 120.60...... 1.05 latest estimate for India's breakeven or a moderate net loss of $1.2 billion in the mandatory for GST Grasim Ind ...... 742.35...... -3.25
HCL Tech...... 570.95...... 1.05 domestic market was its loss. last fi scal. HDFC ...... 2422.65...... 18.55 sharpest downward revision The consultancy recom Bid to curb malpractices: Sushil Modi HDFC Bank...... 1302.40...... 5.70 from one quarter to the next Diff erent confi guration mends that the government Hero MotoCorp ...... 2420.10...... 26.90 in 16 years. It had earlier The primary challenge be review the challenges before Special Correspondent buted 85% of the total Hindalco ...... 215.15...... -0.35 predicted a profi t of $500 fore the airline has been the the sector following the de Bengaluru revenue. Hind Unilever ...... 1950.40...... 7.30
ICICI Bank ...... 541.30...... -4.80 700 million for Indian complexity of operations mise of Jet Airways and sub With 66.79 lakh new dealers “Aadhaar authentication IndusInd Bank ...... 1496.30...... 8.35 airlines. due to the induction of Jet ject airlines to an annual re registered under the Goods will be made mandatory for Bharti Infratel ...... 254.60...... 1.35 During the fi rst nine Airways’ aircraft confi gured view where they may be and Service Tax contribut new dealers for registration. Infosys ...... 736.00...... 4.45 months of fi nancial year growth with both domestic expansion by diff erent car diff erently from its own to in required to prove that they ing just 15% of the total reve We have noticed in two Indian OilCorp...... 126.45...... -0.95 2020, the sector also wit and international traffi c vol riers went towards replacing clude business class. have suffi cient cash reserves ITC ...... 238.90...... -2.25 nue under the tax regime, years that a large number of
JSW Steel...... 263.70...... -1.00 nessed a moderation in umes being fl at as capacity the seats lost in the sector Moreover, there was also a to continue fl ying. the GST Network has decid operators are registering Kotak Bank ...... 1704.90...... 12.20 ed to make Aadhaar authen themselves as GST dealers. L&T...... 1311.25...... -0.30 tication or physical verifi ca They make fake invoices al M&M ...... 525.90...... -4.70 tion mandatory for new so.” He said those who de Maruti Suzuki ...... 7360.90...... 99.40 PM chairs Nestle India Ltd...... 14532.50. .. -325.75 dealers from January 1, clined to give their Aadhaar NTPC ...... 114.60...... -0.10 RIL shares dip on legal tussle with govt. 2020, to check numbers would have to un ONGC ...... 124.65...... -0.50 fi rst meet on malpractices. dergo physical verifi cation. PowerGrid Corp ...... 185.80...... -0.30 Briefi ng about the deci A total 24.86 lakh fake or Reliance Ind ...... 1571.40...... -27.70 Centre avers deal with Aramco can’t proceed till Indian major clears $3.5 bn dues investment sions taken at the GST meet bogus registered dealers State Bank ...... 332.40...... -5.45
Sun Pharma ...... 428.40...... -1.90 ing here, Bihar Deputy Chief had been weeded out from SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Press Trust of India Tata Motors ...... 176.05...... 0.10 fi elds. RIL, however, is 2016 award determined cer Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, the GST. MUMBAI New Delhi Tata Steel ...... 462.15...... 1.15 strongly contesting the tain issues of principles, it who heads the Group of Mi Mr. Modi ruled out any TCS ...... 2231.70...... 8.80 Shares of index heavyweight claims and has said that “the did not award any monetary The newlyformed Cabinet nisters on Integrated Goods hike in GST rates in the near Tech Mahindra ...... 775.95...... -7.40 Reliance Industries (RIL) petition is an abuse of pro sum pending determination Titan ...... 1209.10...... 7.20 Committee on Investment and Services Tax, told the future. He said the Centre
UltraTech Cement...... 4081.90...... -38.55 were the second worst per cess as no arbitration award of all issues before it. and Growth (CCIG) held its media here that 66.79 lakh and States were not ready to UPL...... 577.65...... -0.50 former among Sensex stocks has fi xed any fi nal liability of BG and RIL challenged the fi rst meeting on Monday as new registered dealers were raise tax rates as the econo Vedanta ...... 147.75...... 3.50 on Monday as a possible le dues on the company.” 2016 award before an En the government looks to paying just 15% of the taxes, my was in a slowdown, af Wipro ...... 253.85...... 2.05 gal battle with the govern “... it portrays that a sum glish court which decided boost spending to bring constituting about ₹ 10,000 fecting revenue mobilisa YES Bank...... 49.65...... -1.75 ment threatens to disturb of money is due and payable some parts of the challenge Zee Entertainment ...... 294.80...... 10.75 back a sputtering economy crore in monthly tion. the company’s stake sale under the fi nal award and in favour of the duo and di on track. collections. For ensuring smooth plans with Saudi Aramco, Monday when the index lost purports to compute the rected the arbitration tribu Sources said Prime Mi Monthly collections had compliance by taxpayers which is also the world’s lar 39 points to end at 41,642.66. money payable on a basis nal to reconsider those parts nister Narendra Modi crossed the ₹ 1 lakhcrore and transparency, he said it EXCHANGE RATES gest listed entity. Market participants attri neither found in the arbitra of the 2016 award. chaired the meeting of the mark in six out of eight was decided to launch the Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit On the BSE, RIL shares buted the fall to reports that tion award nor disclosed in The tribunal, having re CCIG. No details of the de months during AprilNo new GST returns fi ling sys except yen at 4 p.m. on December 23 lost nearly 3% in intraday the listed entity and the go the petition,” RIL stated in its considered, issued another CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL cisions taken at the meet vember, 2019, he said. tem from April 1, 2020. Not trade to touch a low of ₹ 1,555 vernment are headed to affi davit. partial award in December ing were immediately The number of registra ing that “it will be a game US Dollar...... 70.98...... 71.30
Euro ...... 78.62...... 78.98 on Monday. However, the wards a bitter battle in the An international arbitra 2018 in favour of BG and RIL. known. The panel has four tions under GST stood at 1.21 changer, ” Mr. Modi said the British Pound...... 92.11...... 92.52 counter managed to partially courts after the latter said tion tribunal issued a partial RIL’s contention is that while other members — Home crore and of this, 55.04 lakh new system envisaged the Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 64.87...... 65.17 recoup losses to close at that the RILAramco deal award in October 2016 in the this challenge was pending Minister Amit Shah, High dealers had migrated from concept of regular invoice Chinese Yuan ...... 10.12...... 10.17
Swiss Franc ...... 72.35...... 72.68 ₹ 1,571, down 1.78% or ₹ 28.40 cannot go ahead till the In dispute between the Indian in the English court, the In ways and MSME Minister the preGST regime and upload and proposed to be Singapore Dollar ...... 52.36...... 52.59 over Friday’s close. dian company clears pend government, BG Exploration dian government had ‘unilat Nitin Gadkari, Finance Mi 66.79 lakh were new regis fully automated involving Canadian Dollar...... 53.97...... 54.22 Given its weightage in the ing dues amounting to $3.5 & Production India Ltd (BG) erally’ calculated certain nister Nirmala Sitharaman trations since the launch of the reconciliation of invoic Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.13...... 17.21 Sensex, RIL was the biggest billion related to PannaMuk and RIL on the contracts. amounts. Source:Indian Bank and Commerce & Railways GST. He said dealers who es before proceeding with drag on the benchmark on ta and Tapti oil and gas While the tribunal in its (With inputs from PTI) Minister Piyush Goyal. migrated to the GST contri input tax credit claims. RBI holds M&M makes more Power auction open market cancelled on operations toplevel changes poor response Appointments seen in auto, farm units Press trust of india Press Trust of India Mumbai Special Correspondent dent, auto sector, Hemant New Delhi The RBI has purchased MUMBAI Sikka, currently president, The Power Ministry has ₹ 10,000crore worth long Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. CPO, power and spares busi scrapped the auction to term government securi (M&M) has made several ness, has been named to procure 2,500MW electric ties and sold ₹ 6,825 crore changes in the group corpo head the farm equipment ity for the medium term of shortterm securities rate offi ce (GCO) and auto sector. (three years) under a through open market oper and farm sectors (AFS). scheme to provide relief to ations (OMOs). Last week, The changes will be eff ec Auto division thermal power plants the RBI had announced si tive April 1, 2020, the com Veejay Nakra, currently plagued by short coal sup multaneous purchase and pany said. head of sales and marketing plies, staterun NHPC said sale of government securi This follows the changes in the auto division, will be on Monday. ties under OMOs for announced on December appointed CEO of the auto According to sources, ₹ 10,000 crore each. 20. division. He will have oper lack of interest from State The RBI also said to pro In the GCO, S. Durgashan ating responsibility for pas power utilities due to a tect consumer interest, on kar, currently president, senger vehicles and the en higher tariff of ₹ 4.41 per a peertopeer lending group M&A, corporate ac tire commercial vehicles unit discovered through (P2P) platform, the expo counts and group secreta business with profi t and loss the reverse auction process sure of a lender to all bor rial, will have an enhanced accountability, except for led to the cancellation of rowers must not exceed role as group controller of fi product development pro the auction. The Ministry ₹ 50 lakh at any given point. nance and accounts. cess. “These appointments has now advised nodal A lender investing over He will report to Anish are designed to maintain agency PFC Consultancy to ₹ 10 lakh across P2P plat Shah who will be elevated to continuity in change, while call for bids again. PFCCL forms will produce a certif the M&M board as deputy ensuring a smooth transi had appointed NHPC as icate to P2P platforms from MD and Group CFO. tion and maintaining the ‘Aggregator’ (in March) un a chartered accountant In AFS, since Rajan highest standards of corpo der Pilot SchemeII for pro certifying a minimum net Wadhera will retire and step rate governance,” M&M said curement of aggregated worth of ₹ 50 lakh. down from his role as presi in a statement. power of 2,500 MW. Tata ruling: With $8.7 bn in ‘severely’ stressed govt. seeks amendment realty loans, Mumbai tops the list
Press Trust of India Prospects for loan recovery extremely poor, says report New Delhi The Corporate Aff airs Mi Special Correspondent “Previously, many deve nistry on Monday moved MUMBAI lopers engaged in high leve the National Company Law The Mumbai region has raging and also in fund di Appellate Tribunal topped the list of Indian ci versions. (NCLAT) seeking certain ties with the highest level of “To compound the pro modifi cation in its order in stressed assets in the real es blem, housing sales have re the Tata Sons matter. tate sector. mained tepid over the last The Registrar of Compa Of a total of $35 billion few years, resulting in de nies (RoC) on Monday loans advanced to develop pleted cash reserves,” Mr. moved the NCLAT request ers in the Mumbai Metropol Agarwal said. ing to amend its order and itan Region (MMR), almost remove the word “illegal” $8.7 billion (or 25%) is cur ‘Better’ stress level with respect to the conver rently under ‘severe’ stress, As per the report, Bengaluru sion of Tata Sons from a according to a report. total of $16 billion of real es has a much better stressle public company to private This is about double the tate loans in the city are in vel readings with over 70% company, as it had author total stressed loan amount the ‘red alert’ category. (of the total $16 billion loans) ised the conversion ‘only in the National Capital Re “The liquidity crunch in completely stressfree. as per the provisions’ of gion (NCR) estimated at $4.3 MMR and NCR is unrelent NCR and MMR have a 91% the Companies Act. billion, a research report by ing. Both markets collective share of severely stressed It has also asked NCLAT Anarock has showed. The ly have loans worth $13 bil loans totalling $13.2 billion. to “delete the aspersion NCR real estate market has lion under ‘severe’ stress Hyderabad and Kolkata made regarding any hur so far received total loans with extremely poor pros hardly have any stress. ried help accorded by RoC worth $23 billion from banks pects of recovery from the Chennai received loan ad Mumbai to Tata Sons ex and NBFCs/HFCs. borrowing developers,” said vances worth $2.8 billion, of cept what was statutorily However, for Bengaluru, a Shobhit Agarwal, MD and which only $310 million is required by RoC Mumbai.” mere 1% ($160 million) of the CEO, Anarock Capital. under severe stress. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli PEOPLE The popular narrative around cities needs to be changed. It is with this Secret chord in mind that we wrote Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities The German Ambassador to India, to perform in Munich earlier this year. From 80yearolds to eightyear olds, our readership has been far more diverse than we imagined. We heard delightful tales from grand mothers about how they climbed trees as young girls, and stole fruits while hiding from disapproving mothers and mothersinlaw. And poignant stories from 10yearolds who spoke sadly of how the neigh bourhoods they live in have lost trees in their lifetime. So young, and they have already faced expe riences of loss. The only way to counter this nar rative of loss is to replace it with one of hope. We need to reconnect with the trees around us. And there are many ways to do so. Here are a few ideas from workshops and dis cussions we have had with fellow Something for the holidays tree fanatics in many cities. This winter, try some of these How to tackle Tree Defi cit Disorder and help a with your kids, parents, friends and neighbours. Perhaps you can con new generation make its own memories that vert a tree agnostic into a true involve fruits, seeds and leaves believer? If you’re going to be in Munich tomorrow, catch up with Walter J. Lindner, the German Ambassador to India, who Cooking with trees Memory fi nder book, or your favourite internet will be playing a few tracks from his album Baroque Masters, at the St Maria Thalkirchen Christmas mass. The We have all snacked on mango, A fun activity (and an excellent browser to learn how scientists use album, released last year, consists of a double CD that jackfruit and jamun. But do you alternative to smart phone the number of petals to classify know how to roast jackfruit seeds, entertainment) for dull winter trees and plants into diff erent features 21 tracks of pure classical symphonic music and 23 make tamarind leaf chutney, evenings: when dinner is done, and groups. Or sketch the veins in tracks of chamber music (harpsichord, cello and flute). peepal leaf bhaaji, jamun kala everyone is too tired to play, but diff erent types of leaves. Do they There are a few tracks featuring a choir with vocals in Latin. “Baroque music is associated with Christmas in Europe,” khatta, gulmohar fl ower pakodas too charged up to go to sleep. Sit branch at the base, or from the says the ambassador. and neem fl ower gojju? around in a circle, and write down middle? Do the veins end before He took about a year to put the whole thing together in Along with your grandparents, your favourite memories of trees, they reach the leaf margin, or do or a story of a memorable his studio. “The process is not simple: I play each visit neighbours from diff erent they loop and interconnect with encounter with a tree. Fold up your instrument separately and record it in my studio, and then parts of India to collect recipes. paper and toss it into the middle of each other at the margin? layer each one over the others, starting with lower Cook and eat together in a large the circle. Once everyone has Each of these characteristics or instruments and making my way to higher instruments. So, group. fi nished writing down their traits have evolved to help the leaf, Perfect stress buster (clockwise from above) authors Harini Nagendra and I start with playing the harpsichord, then the cello, memories, each person selects a fl ower and tree thrive in its Seema Mundoli; the cover of their book; walk along a tree-lined street followed by the viola. The process is quite complicated paper at random, opens it out, and environment. Use these * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT really, because you have to know how to play each reads from it. explorations as starting points to instrument and play them in sync. The end result is a whole Take turns to guess who wrote learn more about evolution. which help them attach to animal harder than silk cotton. orchestra playing, though it's actually done by one person,” this particular memory. You will be The physics of seed dispersal fur — they then hitch a ride to a new There is physics involved — if you he says. surprised at the stories of mischief location where they can germinate blow from the side, the seeds In India, he often records with Indian musicians at his that come from strictlooking Take a silk cotton pod and open it into a tree. scatter much more easily than if studio in the residence. His favourite show is Under the grandparents and parents! to collect the seeds. Pile them up in Tamarind seeds are dispersed by you blow from the top. Why is that? Banyan Tree that takes place on a full moon night every month. His favourite performance was by the qawwals Counting petals, tracing veins a heap, and blow – tiny seeds, animals, which eat the tasty pulp A simple question such as this can attached to parachutes of silk and then distribute the seeds lead to a reallife physics lesson into Qutbi Brothers at the event. Nature is obsessed with symmetry. threads, will drift away in diff erent through their poop. Play uff angali, the relationship between force, Some trees have fl ower petals directions (it is great fun to chase where you blow hard on a mound distance and angle. Available on Amazon.com, YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify arranged in multiples of three after and recapture them). The of tamarind seeds to separate them (trimerous), others in sets of fi ve wind disperses silk cotton seeds — – each person gets to capture and In Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian PRODUCTS (pentamerous). the “silk” we use was created to keep the seeds she manages to Cities, Harini Nagendra and Seema Collect diff erent types of fl owers help the seeds move easily through blow away from the pile. Blowing Mundoli map the ecological and cultural and count the petals. Use a botany the air. Other seeds have thorns, heavy tamarind seeds is much histories of trees in cities and in our lives. Angels on the table
#DELHIMOVES Running into the new year Three Delhiites head to Tokyo to ring in 2020 with a very long run
Sunalini Mathew then Goa to Gokarna (Kar and engagement, works for You want to quit, but you nataka), Una to Dharamsha Supplecent, a startup in tell yourself you’re not go On December 30 this year, la,” says Abhishek. Last year the nutrition supplement ing to. The second stage is Abhishek Mishra, Vipin they did Colombo to Un space. He began running to when your mind gives you a Sharma, and Naresh Bhati awatuna, their fi rst interna lose weight, and took up ul lot of chatter, telling you Klove Studio, the lighting company, has a 15-piece limited will start a 120 km run from tional celebration. tra running in 2013. Naresh, everyone has a bad day, and edition collection of hancrafted angels out. All in their Tokyo to Mt Fuji. They’ll fi n This isn’t competitive, it’s 35, an engineer who works it’s okay to quit sometimes.” signature blown-glass style, the Totem Angel’s wings are ish on New Year’s Eve, and meant to enjoy the route with an automobile parts He says the third phase is embossed metal with antique brass finishing; the Tropical celebrate with the group and bring in the new year company too started for of emotional pain: “It’s why Angel has green metal wings with jade glass beads; and they’re going with. Organ without a hangover from al health reasons. He read you see many ultra runner The City Angel comes in a rose-gold hue. ised by Abhishek and Mi cohol. They organise a crew about Abhishek taking part crying and running. Your lind Soman, nine people car, a support team, re in the Ultraman (10 km body becomes so weak and On display at The Chankaya mall; available at the Klove Studio, J2 Green Park (Main); upwards of ₹ 1 lakh will make it to the event. freshment stations along open ocean swim, 421 km you become extremely “We did our fi rst New Year’s the way, and stay with all crosscountry bike ride, 84 humble.” The fi nal phase is Eve run in December 2014,” meals. km ultra marathon run), when “suddenly running says Abhishek, when they Abhishek, 36, who start and enrolled for the Millen becomes easy and you’re in Natural for pets ran from Mumbai to Pune, ed running in his 20s, grad says he began running ul nium City Marathon that a zone when you’re just about 150 km. uated as an engineer and tras in 2013, because after a Tabono organises. cruising along. You know Petveda, a brand started by Thereafter, every year went on to do an MBA. After few years of participating in There are four stages the blood and blisters entrepreneurs Kamakshi and the duo has been doing an working for a few years, he competitive races, the to an ultra, says Vipin, are real but it doesn’t Dhruv Kumar, makes grooming ultra run (anything above started a company Tabono charm wears out, and it’s who has done about 18 aff ect you. It feels products for pets. These, they 42 km, the distance of a full Sports that organises races the experience that counts. of them so far: “The fi rst like you’ve tran say, are free from sulfates and marathon). “We did Benga across North India, concen He documents his journey is of physical pain, at bet scended over other harsh chemicals, and are luruMysuru the next year, trating on small cities. He in book run to realise. ween 40 and 50 km. the body.” made with essential oils. The range includes soothing balms, Vipin, 35, who now odour control mists, tear-stain Transcending over the body (Clockwise from right) heads community building removers, and flea-repellant Abhishek Mishra, Naresh Kumar, Vipin Sharma shampoos and conditioners. * R. V. MOORTHY, SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Petveda is a ISO 9001:2015, WHO-GMP certified company.
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EXHIBITION FOOD FESTIVAL F&B GIG Architecture Xmas buff et Christmas hampers Festive special Bollywood hits An ongoing exhibition, titled Structuring Form: India Grill, a multi-cuisine restaurant, has European eatery Caara has introduced four Social, a chain of cafes, has launched its On Christmas eve, Imperfecto Shor Club will host The Innovative Rigour of Mahendra Raj, organised a two-day Christmas buffet, curated varieties of Christmas hampers, which come with Christmas special menu with nine new dishes. On an all-night-long live session with DJ Sumit showcases the architect who just turned 95. by chef Vineet Bahuguna of Hilton Garden Inn, seasonal dishes. This includes a range of their until 31st December, the menu offers dishes like Sethi. A music composer and performer, Sumit is Conceptualised by Rohit Raj Mehndiratta and New Delhi. The buffet includes turkey roast with signature items such as, Brandy Butter, Pumpkin Paratha with Vindaloo sausage fry; best known for his Bollywood superhits like Vandini Mehta, of Studio Vanro in the city, the new baby potatoes served with cranberry sauce, Christmas Pudding, Mince Pies, Shortbread Risottoogood, a smoked cranberry and malai Gaddi Mashook Jatt Di, Jai Deva. He specialises in show depicts seven projects out of Mahendra kaffir lime and lemongrass scented lamb ball, Fingers, and Basil Pesto, to name a few. tikka risotto; Cinnamon Carol, a bourbon cocktail different music genres including Bollywood, Hip Raj’s work of close to 250. grilled fish with leeks, and more. Venue: Ogaan, Dharam Marg, Kriti Nagar, Malcha with pumpkin syrup; and Christmas Plum Cake. Hop, and House. Venue: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Saket Venue: DLF Place, Saket District Centre and NicoCaara, Chanakyapuri Venue: All its Delhi outlets Venue: Hotel Pride Plaza, Aerocity Time: 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Time: 7:30 p.m. onwards Time: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. - 12 midnight Time: 10 p.m. onwards
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Offl ine is not the answer Gautam Kumawat, professional hacker and cybersecurity expert in Mumbai One really needs to know the URL of the sites they visit. Sometimes, for example, what we may recognise as Flipkart’s website may not be Flipkart at all. It could be spelled ‘Flipcart’ or the URL could be ‘Flipkart.shop.in.’ Always read the links because once you make transactions on these phishing websites, your fi nancial data can be severely compromised. You can even get locked out of your own bank account! Does having no data connection mean you can be immune from cybercrime? Not necessarily, especially in the times we are in now. Most of what we do requires a data connection. The only option here is to make sure you have strong fi rewalls set up, passwords changed every two weeks, uptodate antivirus protections and even cyberinsurance which I’m seeing more people invest in. As told to Divya Kala Bhavani, Hyderabad
Do not stop at antivirus Have a merry (and Mirza Faizan Asad, cybersecurity and law consultant in Bengaluru safe) vacation Whenever you install an application on your phone, Shashank Sai, Superintendent of Police at Cyber Deck the halls you are asked for permissions and authentication; once Crimes Division in Chennai you say ‘yes’ to everything, then all your data will be During the holiday season, there is a general with [third party app owners and/or off enders]. There spurt in online bookings, people visiting travel won’t be any privacy or security. websites, making hotel reservations… So the There are some internal settings with which we can chances of people being cheated also increase restrict these thirdparty apps’ access to our data. But not Once you make a travel reservation, check how all phones have these settings and not many people know of the payment is being processed. The website these settings. Most data taken from you will be used for takes you to a payment gateway — make sure that with fi rewalls advertising. For example, if you are searching for something, you will immediately get an ad it says ‘https’, as opposed to just ‘http’. The green about that. But there might also be spy software, which can use your data for criminal padlock next to it means your communication is features Team activities. Let’s say, if they get pictures of your Aadhar or PAN card, then they can create fake encrypted. There are also online applications, Whether you are booking your next identities, use it to get SIM cards, etc. such as Norton Safe Web, Kaspersky, Avast and Online shopping, holiday vacation, or indulging in holiday sales Internet Service Providers also need to secure their servers. Our law enforcement agencies McAfee that run on your browser and tell you themed social media posts, last like the police have very little knowledge of cybersecurity issues like hacking. Even if you whether a website is safe or not. minute getaway bookings, back and off ers, this season sees a surge in need to register a complaint, you might have to go from one police station to another. Make a policy of not sharing your OTP with any ing up data to the cloud — at this online activity. We speak to cybercrime When dealing with cybercrime, you need to be fast, especially in cases of ebanking and third party. Some agents request you to share OTP time of the year, online activity online payment apps. to make a payment on your behalf; do not allow reaches a peak, and with this experts around the country who bust Recently, I was presenting a case to the consumer forum. It had something to do with this to happen. It is also generally advised to not surge in activity come massive common misconceptions, and give tips Bitcoin. But they didn’t understand what Bitcoins were and asked to take the case to another let any app talk to your messaging service. After a exchanges of personal and fi court. reservation is made, call the travel website or the nancial data over countless net on basic digital hygiene So, even our judges have to understand cybersecurity. hotel and confi rm. If it is not confi rmed, call your works. Data has become more As told to Praveen Sudevan, Bengaluru bank and ask them to block the transaction, and than binary information fl owing report it as fraud. through IT systems, it is a deeply There is always a window of 30 to 45 minutes personal asset holding informa for the transaction to be authenticated. Once you tion many people would not Spread the discourse the Indian context hasn’t yet been well Incoming in 2020 report the fraud, the onus is on the bank to keep share with even their closest developed. Under the new Data Protection Bill People seem to have the money safe. friends. So when that data, fi Pavan Duggal, advocate at the Supreme Court of 2019, companies will now be exposed to forgotten about In case you miss that window, inform your nancial or otherwise, gets com India, and a leading expert in cyberlaw compensation of ₹ 15 crores in case they are found ransomware since the bank nevertheless. Though the money might have promised, we often go to local Cybersecurity is now a societal, legal, and negligent while processing and storing personal [WannaCry] 2017 attack been credited into the account through which the cybercrime divisions to solve mindset issue. This is ultimately a human issue, data. [Consequently] I see a far bigger fi llip for the [during which Microsoft transaction has been routed, it might not have the situation and to tighten all because it is not just the security of your data and growth of cyberinsurance. Windowsequipped computers been withdrawn. Banktobank communication our systems. networks, but it is intrinsically linked to your Otherwise, it is being seen more were targetted by encrypting data and demanding will make sure that the transaction is kept in For a bit of perspective, ac personal self. If your personal data is as a luxury and not as a ransom payments in the Bitcoin abeyance and the money is not withdrawn. cording to a December 10 survey insecure, then digitalpresent and future necessity. cryptocurrency]... It is coming back in a big way At the same time, communicate to the police as titled ‘A Christmas Carol: Scam can all be compromised. It needs to be Some tips for cloud data in 2020. One estimate suggests that in 2020, well, so there is always the second channel of the Edition’ by McAfee, 28.6% of In given far more signifi cance than it is storage? The cloud isn’t [ransomware] is going to be quadrupled in the police talking to the banks, and freezing the dians have lost between ₹ 15,000 being given now. permanent. It’s a bad plan health and medical sectors. account. Some credit card companies off er fraud to ₹ 20,000, all as a result of fake We also need to have a radical shift in if you blindly upload your Experts are also saying that passwords are insurance, check if yours does. Always cap your online retail sites. Further, how we educate our children on data to the cloud without going to be passé with advancements in quantum credit card’s spending limit. 56.1% Indians have fallen victim cybersecurity — we need to start talking local backups. computing. This new decade will be the most life While on a holiday, avoid using public/free wifi to discount scams, by clicking about it from Class I, especially since we are You should also be sensitive to and gamechanging decade of human civilisation — even in airports, hotels, and cafés. on links that took them to giving children devices from a very young age, put only certain kinds of data on in the sense that the developments that this As told to Sweta Akundi, Chennai sketchy websites. without exposing them to the details and nuances the cloud. No trade secrets, decade will see will outstrip anything that has These numbers alone prove of security online, cybercriminals, and both state personal photos of intimate moments, for happened earlier. Artifi cial Intelligence (AI), we need to up our digital IQ, not as well as nonstate actors. instance. Always revisit what you have on the Internet of Things, and Blockchain will all change just for the holiday season but Insurance against cybercrimes is a very nascent cloud. Your primary mantra should be that these the way we think, perceive, and do business Scan this QR code for the foreseeable future. Here phenomenon in India, mostly because the should only be things that are relevant for dayto online. AI’s rapid pace, along with Big Data and to access the full are notes from of some the method of risk calculation for cybersecurity in day use. data mining, will mark a seachange. story online country’s cybercrime experts As told to Vangmayi Parakala, Delhi on what they recommend:
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B In just 10 innings this year, “Personally I have enjoyed Rohit and Rahul have batting, but there is no way I scored 923 runs, including fi ve century stands, at a am stopping,” said Rohit whopping average of 92.30. Sharma, the ManoftheSe DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ries in India’s 21 win over West Indies, during the post ciation against the Windies. match presentation at the Their combined average is Barabati Stadium here on unmatched by a mile and the Sunday night. the thrashing of the leather far behind on number of viable rapport with the ta two, in their prime, promise This demonstrates how ball a trend in T20 cricket, fours. lented K.L. Rahul. The result to make rapid strides on the Rohit relishes his moment in Rohit, the boy next door, “I understand my batting is for everyone to see. alltime list of successful the middle. It has helped him sends the white ball fl ying to really well. I want to play In just 10 innings this year, opening partners. score seven hundreds and the boundary without much within my limits. Knowing Rohit and Rahul have deve Rohit, who went past Sri six fi fties in the last 12 toil. the game plan you want to loped a special bond which Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya’s months. Rohit, who closed the year execute is very important,” has yielded 923 runs, includ 22yearold record of scoring with a 63ball 63 and contri said the 32yearold, provid ing fi ve century stands, at a the most runs by an opener Boy next door buted signifi cantly in India’s ing an insight into his unclut whopping average of 92.30. in international cricket dur At a time when hunks have big run chase in the third and tered mind and mature They have defi ed the popular ing his knock here, wants to replaced common men as fi nal ODI here, has scored thinking. theory of leftright combina replicate his whiteball crick heroes in Indian movies, Ro the most number of boun The other important facet tion with sheer class. et success in redball match hit, with his lazy elegance, is dary shots — 146 fours and 36 of Rohit’s batting is making es too. like a superstar from a by sixes — this year. his partner feel good in his Rapid strides He has already shown gone era who has found ac Only Eoin Morgan has hit company. After his fi ne run Rohit and Rahul’s 227run signs of it after being promot ceptance and appeal even to more sixes — 41 — while Aa with opening partner and stand in Visakhapatnam has ed as an opener in Tests and day. While batsmen with ron Finch has the same num good friend Shikhar Dha already established itself as is eagerly looking forward to On song: While other burly batsmen prefer to bludgeon the bowlers, Rohit Sharma is all touch bulging muscles have made ber. Nevertheless, they are wan, Rohit has forged an en the best Indian opening asso achieving greater glory. and timing without compromising on the scoring rate. * K.R. DEEPAK Bumrah and Dhawan back in Indian squad ‘Pant has to improve his keeping’ Rohit and Shami rested for the T20Is against Sri Lanka Prasad moots guidance under a specialist coach like More Special Correspondent Sanju Samson will Vijay Lokapally same breath as (Wriddhi NEW DELHI <> New Delhi be the back-up man) Saha or M.S. (Dhoni). Jasprit Bumrah and Shikhar opener in the T20I M.S.K. Prasad wants Rishabh Please remember Pant did Dhawan have been picked to series Pant to work with a specialist not play much of domestic the Indian teams, for the wicketkeeping coach and cricket before he got into the M.S.K. Prasad Twenty20 Internationals former Test stumper Kiran Indian team like say Parthiv against Sri Lanka and the are out of the reckoning on More is willing to off er his (Patel) or (Dinesh) Karthik. OneDay Internationals account of injuries. services. Had he played a good three against Australia, to be “Deepak, who did well in Chief selector Prasad rates four seasons of hard grind in played in January. the Vijay Hazare Trophy, ag Pant as a special talent. “He domestic cricket he would However, inform opener gravated his back injury in has done well and we have not have faced some of these and vicecaptain Rohit Shar the second ODI in Visakha seen glimpses of some good issues.” ma and Mohammed Shami patnam,” said Prasad. batting recently. He batted Would Pant fi nd a place have been rested for the On the availability of all exceptionally well in Tests Under scrutiny: Rishabh Pant, who has had a rash of purely as a batsman? “Possi threematch series against rounder Hardik Pandya, the (in England and Australia). wicketkeeping gaff es, needs to up his game. * R. RAGU ble. But then it would de Sri Lanka, beginning on Ja chief selector said they Pant is a work in progress pend on what kind of combi nuary 5. would test him in the third and I would suggest he can “Any time. I will be too hap some guidance. Putting pres nation the team wants. It Bumrah, who had suf week of January for a possi benefi t if he gets to work py to work with Pant. I did sure is not going to help at would also mean that Pant fered a stress fracture, is re ble chance to fi gure in the with More. There is no pro work with him for two days all. I must tell you he is men would need to develop as a portedly fi t enough to test series against New Zealand blem with Pant’s batting but (last year) but then I would tally very strong.” fi elder in some specialist po his recovery in Gujarat’s from January 24. he surely needs to work on need to spend more time As Prasad pointed out, sition. It is not easy. Look at forthcoming Ranji Trophy Shardul Thakur, Navdeep his wicketkeeper. As a wick with him. A tenday stint “The desire to work on his K.L. (Rahul) fi nding it tough match. Saini, who will be the 16th etkeeper he has to be good oneonone with Pant would wicketkeeping has to come to get a place in the Test According to selection member for the ODI series enough to command his be a good idea to start with. from within. We are studying team. Pant is being guided. I committee chairman M.S.K. against Australia, and Kha place,” Prasad told The He has a fantastic cricket his work and are all ready to keep talking to him. He has Prasad, “Sanju Samson will lia, we have all three open K.L. Rahul.” leel Ahmed will continue to Hindu. sense and there are a few help him. Ideally he needs to lost weight and is working be the backup opener in the ers in the team — Shikhar Seamers Bhuvneshwar be in the scheme of things When asked if he would technical things to be sorted improve in certain areas. It is hard on his keeping skills. T20 series. Against Austra Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Kumar and Deepak Chahar for the season. help Pant, More responded, out. He is young and needs not fair to talk of Pant in the We will back him.” Dhoni’s 15 years in India colours Harmanpreet, Smriti and
Took the team to the pinnacle of glory in all formats Veda to lead teams
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA IndiaB: Smriti Mandhana MUMBAI (Capt.), Sushma Verma (wk), R. Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Kalpana (wk), V.R. Vanitha, Je Mandhana and Veda Krish mimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, namurthy will lead IndiaA, Poonam Yadav, Pooja Vastra kar, Shikha Pandey, Renuka B and C teams in the wo Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Sushri Di men’s T20 Challenger Tro byadarshini, T.P. Kanwar, and phy to be played at Cuttack Richa Ghosh. from January 4 to 11. IndiaC: Veda Krishnamurthy The squads: IndiaA: Harman (Capt.), Nuzhat Parween (wk), preet Kaur (Capt.), Taniya Bha Shafali Verma (wk), Yastika tia (wk), Shivali Shinde (wk), Bhatiya, D. Hemalatha, Har Jasia Akhtar, Priya Puniya, leen Deol, Manali Dakshini, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Jincy George, Arundhati Red Sneh Rana, Mansi Joshi, Megh dy, Monica Patel, Vrushali Bha na Singh, Komal Jhanjhad, gat, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ta Meenu Mani, Radha Yadav, and nushree Sarkar, and Madhuri Bharati Fulmali. Mehta.
Living legend: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has brought joy to the Indian fans with his exploits Shaw in India-A squad as a player and captain. * AFP Press Trust of India (wk), Shivam Dube, Shahbaz New Delhi Nadeem, Rahul Chahar, San The inform Prithvi Shaw on deep Warrier, Avesh Khan, Monday took another step Mohd. Siraj, Ishan Porel, and towards an India comeback Ishan Kishan. after being named in the ‘A’ For second fourday game: squad for the tour of New Hanuma Vihari (Capt.) Prithvi Zealand. Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shub man Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Press Trust of India most impactful Indian six to help the ‘Men in Blue’ The IndiaA squads: Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman NEW DELHI cricketers with 17,266 runs lift the coveted trophy. For two tour matches and Saha (wk), K.S. Bharat (wk), Twotime World Cupwin across all formats for India. Under Dhoni, India trans three oneday games: Shub Shivam Dube, R. Ashwin, Shah ning former India captain The 38yearold wicket formed into one of the most man Gill (Capt.), Prithvi Shaw, baz Nadeem, Sandeep Warrier, Mahendra Singh Dhoni on keeper has turned up for the successful limitedovers Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaik Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, and Monday completed 15 years country in 350 ODIs, 90 sides in world cricket and he wad, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Ishan Porel. in international cricket, a Tests and 98 T20 Interna is the only Indian captain to Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), The schedule: milestone that has come at a tionals while aff ecting a stag have won all the three major Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel, Rahul Chahar, San time when he is on a sabbat gering 829 dismissals behind ICC trophies — World Twen Tour games: Jan. 17 & 19, deep Warrier, Ishan Porel, Kha Lincoln. ical from the game. the stumps. ty20 in 2007, ICC World Cup leel Ahmed, and Mohd. Siraj. Onedayers: Jan. 22 (Lincoln), The dasher from Ranchi, His career is studded with in 2011 and Champions Tro For fi rst fourday game: Hanu Jan. 24 & 26 (Christchurch). who made his debut against several milestones including phy in 2013. ma Vihari (Capt.), Prithvi Shaw, Bangladesh under Sourav leading India to victory in He also led Team India to Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Pan Fourday matches: Jan. 30 Ganguly’s captaincy in the 2011 World Cup where the No.1 spot in ICC rankings chal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Feb. 2 (Christchurch) and Feb. 2004, has been one of the he fi nished the fi nal with a in both Tests and ODIs. Shubman Gill, K.S. Bharat 7 to 10 (Lincoln).
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TV PICKS NBA: Sony ESPN (SD & HD), We have talent, it should be groomed in right way: Raman 8.30 a.m. Big Bash League: Sony Six (SD & HD), 9.15 a.m. Sports should be made compulsory in the school curriculum, says Ashwin IN BRIEF PANEL DISCUSSION and academics. and sports and that’s the rea felt there is passion everywh “The kind of badminton son Gaudium is one of the ere but sports needs to be courts the Gaudium Centre best things to have hap embedded in the education V.V. Subrahmanyam here has, I have not seen pened. system like in the US to pro HYDERABAD them anywhere in India. “Yes we have talent, it is duce champions. Chief National badminton This kind of infrastructure in only a question of grooming Sean Jamison of Wander coach P. Gopi Chand feels academics and sports should it in the right manner,” he ers Sports Medical Centre winning only a few medals be provide in schools,” Gopi added. (South Africa), which will be may not necessarily mean In said. India cricketer R. Ashwin involved with Gauium, said dia will be a super power in Renowned chess coach felt no student studies math in his home country, sports sports. R.B. Ramesh, whose trainees ematics to be a genius like unites people of diff erent “Only when every kid ex include GM R. Praggnanand the great Ramanujan or races and cultures like in In Lowry leads Raptors’ plores the boundaries when haa, said parents push their science to go to space. dia. incredible rally we ensure their basic needs kids far in their anxiety to “Since there is no option, Mangipudi Prasad, co LOS ANGELES Defending champion Toronto are addressed so that they see them become stars over they study these subjects. founder of Sportzlive which Raptors made the greatest can enjoy and love any sport, night. “I feel sports should be organised the PBL, anchored comeback in club history, we will achieve our objec “There is a strong need to made compulsory in the the debate. rallying from a 30point tive,” Gopi said at a panel dis balance that point in groom school curriculum as a sub Kirthi Reddy, Director & deficit to defeat visiting cussion on Roadmap for In ing young talent.” ject to unearth talent,” Ash Founder of Gaudium Sporto Dallas Mavericks 110107. dia to become a super power Former National table ten win said. pia, hoped that with the in Elite gathering: S. Raman, R.B. Ramesh, Kirthi Reddy, Director and Founder of Gaudium Kyle Lowry scored 20 of his in sports, organised by Gau nis champion S. Raman feels volvement of these illus Sportopia Centre of Excellence, chairman Nityananda Reddy, P. Gopi Chand, R. Ashwin, 32 points in the fourth dium Sportopia Centre of Ex the country badly needs in Passion trious sportspersons, her Mangipudi Prasad, cofounder of Sportzlive, Leo Bruno, technical director of NBA Basketball quarter and also passed off cellence, which aims at inte frastructure which can en NBA Basketball Schools India dream of producing Olympic Schools India, and Sean Jamison of Wanderers Sports Medical Centre (South Africa) at the panel 10 assists while Chris Boucher grated approach to sports sure excellence in academics technical director Leo Bruno medallists will be realised. discussion. * V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM had a careerhigh 21 points to spark the Raptors' comeback victory. The results: Toronto Raptors 110 bt Dallas Mavericks 107; Karthik, Adithya fi nish on top Real cedes ground to Barcelona Boston Celtics 119 bt Charlotte Hornets 93; Milwaukee Bucks 117 bt Former wins senior section and the latter the junior class Left to rue a slew of missed chances; Atletico back in business Indiana Pacers 89; Oklahoma City Thunder 118 bt LA MOTORSPORTS EURO LEAGUES placement Nacho Fernandez no reason to get depressed three points from three Clippers 112; Denver Nuggets also hit the woodwork. about this, we need to keep games isn’t great.” 128 bt LA Lakers 104. AFP Coach Zinedine Zidane calm and keep our heads up. SPORTS BUREAU Agence France-Presse brought on Gareth Bale and We created lots of chances Nervy fi nish CHENNAI Madrid Luka Jovic, but Madrid failed and if we keep going then For Bilbao, Kenan Kodro’s Bengaluru’s Karthik Muth Real Madrid was left to rue a to fi nd a winner. they’ll start going in. thunderbolt was ruled out usamy and Hyderabad’s series of near misses on Sun “It was neither bad luck “I feel sorry for the for off side in the fi rst half Adithya Raja held their day as it stumbled to a 00 nor complacency,” Zidane players. It would have been while the Santiago Bernabeu nerve to emerge victo home draw against Athletic said after the game. “There’s nice for them to get more; lived on its nerves when Ath rious in their respective Bilbao, dropping two points letic fl ooded forward deep categories in the grand fi below Barcelona in a tight into added time with Asier nale of the JK Tyre FMSCI Spanish title race. Villalibre almost scoring a National karting cham Real also drew 00 in mid winner at the death. Lifter Rakhi sets two pionship at the ECR week at Barcelona but Sun Earlier, Angel Correa National records Speedway here. day’s result leaves Madrid on came off the bench to score DOHA The results (championship): 37 points at the halfway one and make another as At Indian weightlifter Rakhi Sodi Kart 4-stroke junior class: stage of the season, two letico Madrid climbed back Halder created two National 1. Adithya Raja (Hyderabad); 2. points off Barcelona which into the top four with a 21 records on way to a bronze Jasmehar Jubbal (Delhi); 3. tops the table on 39. win at Real Betis. medal in the women’s 64kg Muskaan Jubbal (Delhi). Toni Kroos hit the bar, Ka The results: category at the Qatar Sodi Kart 4-stroke senior rim Benzema saw an eff ort La Liga: Real Madrid 0 drew International Cup on Sunday. class: 1. Karthik Muthusamy cleared off the line with a with Athletic Bilbao 0; Levante The Commonwealth (Bengaluru); 2. Mohammed backheel and both Rodrygo 3 (Marti 60, 70, Mayoral 90+1) championship gold medallist Ridhaf (Cochin); 3. Pratham and Vincius Junior forced bt Celta Vigo 1 (Aspas 12); Real obliterated the senior Kumar (Lucknow). Betis 1 (Bartra 90+3) lost to At snap saves on a frustrating National record in snatch and JK Tyre 4-stroke ladies class letico Madrid 2 (Correa 58, Mo total with a personal best of open: 1. Tapasya Sudershan night for Madrid. rata 84). 218kg (95 snatch, 123 clean (Coimbatore); 2. Aashi Hanspal Real defender Eder Mili Serie A: Sassuolo 1 (Traore 29) and jerk). India ended the (Mumbai); 3. Isha Sharma (Ah On the podium: Karthik, centre, fl anked by Ridhaf, left, and tao was forced off after being Crucial intervention: Athletic Bilbao’s Unai Nunez clears the lost to Napoli 2 (Allan 57, Elmas Olympic qualifying event medabad). Pratham. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT poked in the eye and his re ball from the goal line against Real Madrid. * REUTERS 90+4). with three medals. Mirabai Chanu had won gold, while Jeremy Lalrinnunga claimed a RACING silver. PTI Karnataka men Beyond Limits wins defeat Uttarakhand main event Sports Bureau LUDHIANA HYDERABAD: M/s. Ahmed Alam Balam. Owner: Mr. Ravender Khan & Barkath Alam Khan’s Reddy Male. Trainer: R.H. Karnataka men stunned Beyond Limits (Ashhad Asbar Sequeira. Uttarakhand 8157 in a up) won the G.V. Rao Memorial Group ‘A’ league match of Cup, the main event of the races STARRY SCENE PLATE (DIV. held here on Monday (Dec. 23). 5 II), (1,200m), 5yo & over, the 70th National basket Leclerc extends Ferrari Laxman Singh trains the rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): ball championship here on deal until 2024 winner. SHANDAAR (Surya Prakash) 1, Top Contender (I. Chisty) 2, Monday. MILAN WISHFUL THINKING PLATE Prince Caspian (Jitendra Singh) Monegasque driver Charles (1,100m), maiden 2yo fillies This was a setback for 1 LOM- 3 and Heaven Can Wait (Afroz Leclerc confirmed on Monday only (Cat. II), (Terms): Khan) 4. 3/4, 33/4 and 1/2. 1m, Uttarakhand, which had BARDY (Nathan Evans) 1, Ain he had extended his contract 12.09s. ₹ 17 (w), 7, 6 and 18 (p), earlier beaten Haryana and tree (Akshay Kumar) 2, Royal SHP: 17, FP: 46, Q: 22, Tla: 673. Delhi comfortably. with Ferrari until 2024. Romance (A.A. Viktant) 3 and Favourite: Top Contender. “Extremely happy to Mirana (Kuldeep Singh) 4. 31/2, Owner: Mr. Junaid Ali Khan. The results (league): announce that I will be 31/4 and 3/4. 1m, 5.42s. ₹ 7 (w), Trainer: Ravinder Singh. Men: Karnataka 81 (Anil Ku 6, 5 and 8 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 13, Q: staying with Scuderia Ferrari 8, Tla: 61. Favourite: Lombardy. G.V. RAO MEMORIAL CUP mar 23, Issac Thomas 16, Jee for five more years,” the Owners: M/s. Vijay Rac. & 6 (2,000m), 3yo & over, tendra Singh 11, Aravind Aru 22yearold said on Twitter. Farms P.L. rep. by M/s. Vijay Ku rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): BEYOND mugam 10) bt Uttarakhand 57 mar Gupta & Susheel Kumar LIMITS (Ashhad Asbar) 1, (Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 26); The 22yearold, who joined Gupta, M/s. Poonawalla Rac. & Artistryy (Irvan Singh) 2, Mind Haryana 79 (Yudhveer 24, Ferrari in 2016, has impressed Br. P. L. rep. by Ms. Simone Z. Reader (Nakhat Singh) 3 and in his first season alongside Poonawalla & Mr. Rishad N. Pentagon (Abhay Singh) 4. 41/2, Abhishek 20, Vikash 12) bt fourtime World champion Pandole & Mr. Aditya P. Tharke 2 and hd. 2m, 6.84s. ₹ 9 (w), 6 Delhi 71 (K. Prachit 20, K. sey. Trainer: Deshmukh. and 12 (p), SHP: 22, FP: 47, Q: Vishal 17). Sebastian Vettel. Leclerc had SANGAM PLATE 34, Tla: 74. Favourite: Beyond (1,400m), 5 Services 101 (Mahipal seven poles and two wins at 2 yo & over, rated upto 25 Limits. Owners M/s. Ahmed the Belgian and Italian GP. AFP (Cat. III): ROYAL DANCER (Ak Alam Khan & Barkath Alam Singh 21, Nikhil Kumar 18, Jo shay Kumar) 1, All Star General Khan. Trainer: Laxman Singh. ginder Singh 12, Lalit 12) bt (Irvan Singh) 2, Recumbentibus STARRY SCENE PLATE (DIV. Rajasthan 64 (Gaurav Chan (Kuldeep Singh) 3 and Ultimate I), (1,200m), 5yo & over, del 15, Sharad Dahich 12). Risk (Ajit Singh) 4. 11/4, 2 and 1 7 ASHKA 1/2. 1m, 28.23s. ₹ 14 (w), 6, 5 and rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): Uttarakhand 75 (Vishesh ASHKA ASHKA (Ajeeth Kumar) 1, 8 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 34, Q: 15, Tla: Bhriguvanshi 29, Prashanth Marina Del Rey (Akshay Kumar) 94. Favourite: All Star General. 2, Vancouver (A.A. Vikrant) 3 Singh 10) bt Haryana 53 (Ab Owner: Mr. Md. Junaid Ali and Digger (Mukesh Kumar) 4. hijith 26, Yudhvir Singh 14, Khan. Trainer: Ravinder Singh. 2, 11/4 and 11/2. 1m, 11.69s. ₹ 17 Abhishek 11); Punjab 84 CYNDY PLATE (DIV. II) Clijsters sets return for , (w), 7, 8 and 9 (p), SHP: 16, FP: (Arshpreet Singh Bhullar 22, March in Mexico 3 (1,600m), maiden 3yo & 57, Q: 22, Tla: 108. Favourite: over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): Marina Del Rey. Owner: Mr. Amjot Singh 19) bt Delhi 63 BRUSSELS MAHASHAKTI (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Pamulapati Srinivas Rao. (G. Ohlan 14, Vishal 12). Belgian tennis star Kim Gazebo (Nakhat Singh) 2, Min Trainer: Robin Reddy. Women: Maharashtra 77 (Ca Clijsters, who retired for a nelli (Gopal Singh) 3 and Exclus ive Art (Akshay Kumar) 4. 11/4, HARIDWAR PLATE (1,200m), rina Menezes 19, NehaSahu second time in 2011, 31/4 and nk. 1m, 39.57s. ₹ 18 (w), 8 4yo & over, rated 20 to 45 18, Suzanne Pinto 13, Shreya confirmed on Monday she 7, 7 and 7 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 97, Q: (Cat. III): MR. SHANGHAI (Rohit Dandekar 11) bt Delhi 65 was making a comeback 58, Tla: 490. Favourite: Exclus Kumar) 1, Sublime (Gaddam) 2, (Sushanthika Chakravarthy His Excellency (Surya Prakash) starting in Mexico ive Art. Owners: M/s. Rakesh R. Jhunjhunwala, Berjis Minoo De 3 and Darshish (Abhay Singh) 4. 15, Tavleen Kaur 15, Princy (Monterrey, March 28). “A sai & Ashok Kumar Gupta. Shd, 3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 12.93s. ₹ 14 Singh 11). few more weeks of patience Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy. (w), 7, 7 and 9 (p), SHP: 18, FP: Kerala 80 (P.S. Jeena 25, and I’ll be ready to go,” the STEP ASIDE PLATE 47, Q: 28, Tla: 173. Favourite: Mr. Shanghai. Owners: Mr. P.G. Anjana 20, Stephy Nixon (1,800m), 3yo & over, rated fourtime Major winner said in 4 Ravinder Reddy Male & Sardar 18) bt Tamil Nadu 53 (Iswarya 20 to 45 (Cat. III): KESARIYA a video posted on social BALAM (Akshahy Kumar) 1, Jivtesh Singh. Trainer: 16, NIshanthi 12). media. The 36yearold Royal Treat (Nakhat Singh) 2, Satyanarayana. Madhya Pradesh 66 (Nima originally planned to return in Lancashire (Irvan Singh) 3 and Jkt: ₹ 1,293 (403 tkts.), Runner Doma 28, Namrata 15, D. An time to play at the Australian Glendale (Ashhad Asbar) 4. 5, up: 101 (2,201 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 3/4 and 1. 1m, 53s. ₹ 7 (w), 6, 6 1,228 (51 tkts.), Tr (i): 110 (361 jali 14) bt Karnataka 55 (Var Open, but was held up by a and 10 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 15, Q: 12, tkts.), (ii): 185 (237 tkts.), (iii): sha Nandini 25, Lopamudra knee injury. AFP Tla: 41. Favourite: Kesariya 244 (347 tkts.). 12). Peter Siddle treated for smoke inhalation
SYDNEY: Australia and Ade Thick smoke enveloped laide Strikers bowler Peter the fi eld during Strikers’ Siddle was treated for match against Sydney Thun smoke inhalation after a Big der, forcing the players off Bash League match in Can the fi eld. berra was abandoned at the Siddle was among the few weekend because of toxic people who needed treat bushfi re haze. ment. AFP CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Memorable day for Pakistan SL skipper declares Pakistan ‘200% safe’ Other countries should follow suit, says Karunaratne Sri Lanka falls to huge defeat, concedes series 10 Associated Press fi rst Test series required a SL IN PAKISTAN Karachi longer stay for the Sri Lan Sri Lanka may have lost the kan team, of around 15 days. Associated Press series but signed off satisfi ed “It was 200 percent,” said Karachi with safety and security Karunaratne. Teenager Naseem Shah be measures in Pakistan after “The security was really came the youngest fast bow the country’s fi rst home Test good. They kept talking to us ler to take a fi vewicket haul series in 10 years. and they were right behind in Test history as Pakistan Captain Dimuth Karuna us all the time. We felt safe completed a winning come ratne called the security for and secure. The Pakistan back to Tests on home soil the twoTest series “200 per fans were also really good — with a 10 series victory over cent” and promised to re they kept supporting us.” Sri Lanka on Monday. turn. He said other cricketing The 16yearold quick took countries could confi dently two of the last three wickets Signifi cant tour Pakistan, he said. to fall in the fi nal day’s 15 mi The series held major signifi “What I can say is that it’s nutes of play to end with fi ve cance for a host nation de really safe... it’s safe to play for 31 from 12.5 overs as Pa prived of all forms of interna in Pakistan.” kistan sealed a comprehen tional cricket for almost a Pakistan captain Azhar Ali sive 263run win. decade. was overjoyed. The twoTest series was Pakistan had been forced “It’s a great occasion for the fi rst played in Pakistan to play its home series out On full alert: The comprehensive security cover during the happiness for all of us that since a terrorist attack on a side the country, mostly in tour earned fulsome praise from the visiting Sri Lankans. * AFP we won the series,” said Az bus carrying the Sri Lankan the United Arab Emirates, har. “It carried great impor team in Lahore in 2006. since 2009, when the bus Six policemen and a driv Pakistan had hosted brief tance and was very signifi At 16 years and 311 days, carrying the Sri Lankan team er escorting match offi cials Twenty20 and OneDay In cant because we were Naseem very nearly beat the Into the record books: Naseem Shah, centre, became the youngest fast bowler to was attacked by terrorists in were killed. No Sri Lankan ternational engagements in playing at home after a long alltime mark for the youn take a fi vewicket haul in Test history on Monday. * AP Lahore. players or offi cials died. the past two years, but this time.” gest player to claim a fi ve wicket haul. ya for a golden duck with ing his fi rst Test win as cap Lanka from the bottom of Fellow Pakistani Nasimul Monday’s fi rst ball. tain. “Special thanks to Sri our hearts,” he said. India stars for Ghani, a leftarm spinner, While Naseem missed his SCOREBOARD was 16 years and 303 days hattrick, centurymaker Philander to call it quits when he claimed the honour Oshada Fernando fell in the Pakistan — 1st innings: 191. era c Rizwan b Naseem 5, Lasith match against against the West Indies in next over, nicking a catch to Sri Lanka — 1st innings: 271. Embuldeniya c Rizwan b South African speedster will hang up his boots 1958. fi rst slip off legspinner Yasir Pakistan — 2nd innings: 555/3 Naseem 0, Vishwa Fernando Hyderabad The fi fth day of the Test Shah without adding to his decl. lbw b Naseem 0, Lahiru Kumara RANJI TROPHY after the England Test series resumed with Sri Lanka reel overnight 102. Sri Lanka — 2nd innings: (not out) 0; Extras (lb3): 3. Total (in 62.5 overs): 212. It has been a honour ing at 212 for seven chasing Naseem, playing in only Dimuth Karunaratne c Rizwan b Reuters Fall of wickets: 139, 240, 3 Special Correspondent <> 476. It took less than three his third Test, trapped Vish Abbas 16, Oshada Fernando c PRETORIA and privilege to Shafiq b Yasir 102, Kusal 70, 496, 597, 6201, 7212, 8 New Delhi South Africa seamer Vernon have played overs for Pakistan to wrap wa Fernando lbw for a duck 212, 9212. Mendis c Azam b Naseem 0, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Philander has announced he alongside the very up the innings. in the following over to wrap Angelo Mathews c Rizwan b Pakistan bowling: Shaheen 14 Having dismissed Dilru up the match. Sharma and Navdeep Saini will retire from all forms of best in the game as Shaheen 19, Dinesh Chandimal 3511, Abbas 122331, will be available for Delhi’s wan Perera with the last ball “We defi nitely needed lbw b Naseem 2, Dhananjaya de Naseem 12.54315, Yasir 20 international cricket after well as being part of match against Hyderabad bowled on Sunday, Naseem that performance,” said Pa Silva b Yasir 0, Niroshan Dick 3842, Sohail 40101. the fourmatch Test series the best test team to be played here from De removed Lasith Embuldeni kistan’s Azhar Ali, celebrat wella b Sohail 65, Dilruwan Per Pakistan won by 263 runs. against England starting on for a number of cember 25. Thursday. years. The three will, however, Philander, 34, was part of play just this match since the South African side who his country, especially in the Olympics on Dhawan and Saini will join reached the No.1 position in Test format,” said his former Broad and Archer go at full tilt the Indian team for the T20 all three formats in 2012 and captain Graeme Smith, who Mbappe’s series against Sri Lanka had been the mainstay of the is now South Africa’s acting Coach Silverwood says they will be considered for selection which begins on January 3. Test attack since he burst on director of cricket. wish list Hiten Dalal, Shivang to the scene in 2011. ENG IN SA Vashisht, Shivam Sharma Huge impact Agence France-Presse and Simarjeet Singh have ‘Amazing journey’ “He has made a huge impact Paris AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE been dropped from the “I feel that it is the appro for the Proteas and has been Kylian Mbappe is putting BENONI team that was picked for priate time to conclude what at the frontline with the ball himself forward for the England speedsters Stuart the fi rst two matches. Off has been an amazing jour for most of his time in the French team at next sum Broad and Jofra Archer bow spinner Shivam has found ney,” Philander said in a setup. himself sidelined even mer's Tokyo Olympics, led at full pace in the nets on statement on Monday. Philander. * AP “He has given his best in while adding that he would Monday, raising hopes that without playing a match. “It has been a honour and every appearance and I not want to fi ght his club they would both be fi t for Pradeep Sangwan was privilege to have played innings. think that how he has turned Paris SaintGermain over the fi rst Test against South ruled out on account of alongside the very best in He claimed a record 51 himself into an allrounder participation. Africa, starting at Super fi tness. the game as well as being wickets in his fi rst seven has been particularly pleas “Playing in the Olym Sport Park on Thursday. The team was picked by part of the best test team for Tests, was named South Afri ing to watch. pics, I don't control eve “They’re exactly where the new selection commit a number of years. can Cricketer of the Year in “One of the many things rything,” he told France we hoped they would be,” tee of Bantu Singh (chair “My entire focus and 2012 and has taken 216 wick that have stood out for me Football magazine in an in said England coach Chris Sil man), Chetnya Nanda and energy at this time is to help ets at an average of 22.16 in with Vern is his character, terview to be published on verwood, who said both the Humming again: Jofra Archer and Stuart Broad’s return Anil Bhardwaj. the Proteas beat England his 60 matches. his determination and the The team: Shikhar Dhawan Tuesday. “Of course I want bowlers would be consi is welcome news for England. * GETTY IMAGES which I am really looking He also played in 30 ODIs way that he has always been (capt.), Dhruv Shorey, Nitish to go, but if my club, which forward to.” and seven T20I. up for a fi ght and a challenge dered for selection if they Rana, Kunal Chandela, Jonty is my employer, doesn't continued to make progress. Saturday to be on standby in Silverwood confi rmed Sidhu, Anuj Rawat, Lalit Ya Philander made his debut has shown the heart of the want me to go, I won't force Broad, Archer and left case the originallyselected that there was a possibility dav, Ishant Sharma, Navdeep against Australia at New Praise from Smith man.” a clash. We'll soon talk arm spinner Jack Leach have players were not fi t. that England would not pick Saini, Tejas Baroka, Pawan lands and took fi ve for 15 as “Vernon has been an out Philander reached No. 2 about it,” said the 21year yet to bowl in a match situa Silverwood said he did a spinner. “You look at what Suyal, Vikas Mishra, Kunwar the tourists were bowled out standing performer in the in the world Test bowling old, who already has a tion on the tour after falling not believe it would be a is eff ective on this ground. Bhiduri, Kshitiz Sharma and for 47 in their second time that he has represented rankings in 2013. World Cup winner's medal. ill and missing both the tour gamble to pick Broad and We’re not defi nitely going Manjot Kalra. Mbappe had dropped an ing team’s warmup match. Archer, provided they came allseam but we’ll discuss it Olympic hint when he res Leach also bowled in the through the next two days in over the next few days.” ponded to the French nets but may miss out on se good health. team's qualifi cation in June lection if England decides to “If Broady tells me he’s fi t Encouraging signs with a “TOKYO 2020” fi eld an allseam attack on a I’ll believe him,” said Silver The England coach said the tweet accompanied by a ground which has not been wood. “He’s got a lot of ex threeday match against fl ashing emoticon and a receptive to spin in recent perience, he knows his body South AfricaA, which ended French fl ag. years. and he knows what he needs in a draw on Sunday, had Olympic football runs Broad and Archer both to do during the Test match. been encouraging despite from July 22 to August 8, al bowled fi ve overs at full pace Jofra, too. He’s had two good the absence of the three so the scheduled start of in an optional practice at days and as long as his pace frontline bowlers. “The op the French season. tended by the three recover is up and he feels good and position we faced was a real Mbappe will also play for ing bowlers as well as Craig gets the practice he needs ly good side. I think both France at the Euros which Overton and Dom Bess, who he’ll be a serious conten teams came away with so run from June 12 to July 12. arrived in South Africa on der.” mething really positive.” Ishant Sharma. * AFP Ramkumar to the fore for Supersmashers Will face off against Sapphires, which was well served by Jeevan
PRO TENNIS LEAGUE winning the men’s singles through Sidharth Rawat against Vijay Sundar. Kamesh Srinivasan Haryana did well to take NEW DELHI an unbeatable 2618 lead be Ramkumar Ramanathan was fore the last rubber, in which in robust form as he won his Saurabh Singh and Suvrat singles and doubles, drop Mall were the overwhelming ping two games in all, to favourites for Avengers. With power Proveri Supersmash two of the best teams making ers into the fi nal with a 3015 the fi nal, it should be a lively victory over DMG Delhi Cru aff air on Tuesday afternoon. saders in the Pro Tennis The results (semifi nals): Harya League at the RK Khanna na Sapphires bt ARA Avengers Stadium on Monday. 2824 (Uddayvir Singh lost to Ramkumar outplayed Nishant Dabas 56(4); Sowja former National champion nya Bavisetti bt Riya Bhatia 65 Dalwinder Singh, and later (2); Sowjanya & Jeevan Nedun chezhiyan bt Riya & Niki Poona partnered Arjun Kadhe to Crucial performance: Ashish Sinha was adjudged PlayeroftheMatch in cha 60; Vijay Sundar outgun Dalwinder and Sidd Proveri Supersmashers’ semifi nal victory over Delhi Crusaders. * KAMESH SRINIVASAN Prashanth lost to Sidharth Ra hant Banthia, in affi xing his wat 36; Jeevan & Vijay Sundar mark of class on the tie. one game in all. juniors in the country. ber, a doubles match featur bt Poonacha & Rawat 61; Arjun Supersmashers got off to Daria Mishina consolidat ing a former professional Uppal & Garvit Gupta lost to Mastermind an unexpectedly good start, ed on the start and beat Ma and a junior. Saurabh Singh & Suvrat Mall In the fi nal, Supersmashers as Ashish Sinha tamed Kabir hak Jain 63. She also com 26). will be challenged by Harya Hans 63. bined with Arjun Kadhe to Better contested Proveri Supersmashers bt na Sapphires which craftily The young Ashish, who win the mixed doubles The other tie was a lot better DMG Delhi Crusaders 3015 got past ARA Avengers 2824, does not have an AITA rank against Mahak and Siddhant contested, as Nishant Dabas (Ashish Sinha bt Kabir Hans 63; Daria Mishina bt Mahak Jain thanks mainly to Jeevan Ne ing or an ITF junior ranking, Banthia, albeit in the tie put Avengers ahead, and 63; Daria & Arjun Kadhe bt Ma dunchezhiyan mastermind got selected for the event break. Thereafter, Ramku Sowjanya beat Riya Bhatia to hak & Siddhant Banthia 65(5); ing the mixed doubles with when he won an open tour mar exploded into the oppo even the score for Haryana. Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Dal Sowjanya Bavisetti and the nament in a draw of 32. He sition so much, that the Thereafter, Jeevan played winder Singh 61; Ramkumar & men’s doubles with Vijay played an energetic all court teams decided not to play too good, even though Aven Kadhe bt Dalwinder & Banthia Sundar Prashanth, dropping game to beat one of the best the inconsequential last rub gers stayed in the race by 61). CM YK